Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection in Biopsies from Cervical Cancer Patients; A Population–Based Study from Iran

Abstract

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with various benign and malignant lesions including genital condyloma and anogenital cancer. The presence of HPV-DNA was studied in archival biopsies of high- and intermediate-risk lesions for cervical carcinoma in women referred to Mirza hospital in Tehran.