HPV42, a "Low-Risk" Type, and Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma

Cancer Discov. 2023 Jan 9;13(1):17-18. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1150.

Abstract

Chronic infection by several "high-risk" human papillomavirus (HPV) types has been causally implicated in several forms of anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Now, HPV42, which is usually classified as a "low-risk" type, can be listed as the main cause of digital papillary adenocarcinoma, an uncommon malignant tumor of the fingers and toes. See related article by Leiendecker et al., p. 70 (3).

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary*
  • Bone Neoplasms*
  • Breast Neoplasms*
  • Female
  • Germ Cells / pathology
  • Human Papillomavirus Viruses
  • Humans
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / virology
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / complications
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / virology