Human papilloma virus-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx in an 18-year-old woman.


Journal

Head & neck
ISSN: 1097-0347
Titre abrégé: Head Neck
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8902541

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2019
Historique:
received: 12 10 2017
revised: 10 06 2018
accepted: 21 11 2018
pubmed: 28 12 2018
medline: 10 10 2020
entrez: 28 12 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated malignancies are considered to be sexually transmitted diseases. We report a HPV-positive larynx cancer in an 18-year-old female clarinet player, despite vaccination with the quadrivalent HPV-6-11-16-18-vaccine Gardasil (Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., West Point, Pennsylvania). The patient showed no evidence of genito-oral infection but showed some evidence for oral-oral HPV transmission through the sharing of saliva-infested clarinet mouthpieces. A right vocal cord lesion of benign appearance was removed via free margin resection. Histopathology revealed a microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma inside a zone of high-grade dysplasia that was positive for HPV-45. No tumor recurrence was observed during a 4-year follow-up evaluation. Benign lesion appearance and quadrivalent HPV vaccine status do not exclude HPV-associated malignancies. In our patient, the Gardasil vaccine did not provide crossover protection against HPV 45 infection. HPV-associated disease may not necessarily be transmitted via sexual practice patterns alone.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated malignancies are considered to be sexually transmitted diseases.
METHODS
We report a HPV-positive larynx cancer in an 18-year-old female clarinet player, despite vaccination with the quadrivalent HPV-6-11-16-18-vaccine Gardasil (Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., West Point, Pennsylvania). The patient showed no evidence of genito-oral infection but showed some evidence for oral-oral HPV transmission through the sharing of saliva-infested clarinet mouthpieces. A right vocal cord lesion of benign appearance was removed via free margin resection.
RESULTS
Histopathology revealed a microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma inside a zone of high-grade dysplasia that was positive for HPV-45. No tumor recurrence was observed during a 4-year follow-up evaluation.
CONCLUSION
Benign lesion appearance and quadrivalent HPV vaccine status do not exclude HPV-associated malignancies. In our patient, the Gardasil vaccine did not provide crossover protection against HPV 45 infection. HPV-associated disease may not necessarily be transmitted via sexual practice patterns alone.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30589154
doi: 10.1002/hed.25572
doi:

Substances chimiques

Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18 0

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

E59-E61

Informations de copyright

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Auteurs

Michel-André Hotz (MA)

Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Brigitte Christen (B)

Admed Pathologie, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Roland Sahli (R)

Institute of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Andreas Michael Arnold (AM)

Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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