Lésions tumorales bénignes associées aux papillomavirus humains

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) are responsible for extremely spread cutaneous or mucous tumors : warts, genital warts, papillomas… Anogenital infections by HPV is currently the most frequent of the sexually transmitted diseases. Although generally benign, the infections induced by HPV arouse nevertheless an interest growing since accession to molecular biology and the discovery of the role of these viruses in the genesis of certain cancers.