Table 1 invasive scrotal cancers by country, year of/age at diagnosis, histological category, HPV DNA detection and genotyping by 4 assays, HPV histological localization by LCM, HPV16 E6*I mRNA detection, p16INK4a and p53 overexpression

From: Human papillomavirus 16 is an aetiological factor of scrotal cancer

 

Cases studied

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

Country of origin

Spain

Spain

Australia

Australia

Nigeria

Nigeria

Year of diagnosis

2003

2008

2002

2007

2007

2015

Age at diagnosis

71

62

59

46

42

66

Histological diagnosis

Usual SCC

Usual SCC

Warty SCC

Usual SCC

Basaloid SCC

Basaloid SCC

HPV DNA and RNA analysis

      

 SPF10DEIA-LiPA25

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV16

HPV negative

HPV 16

HPV 16

 MPTS123-PCR Luminex

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV 16

HPV negative

HPV 16

HPV 16

 Beta HPVs assay

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

 Cutaneous Wart-Associated HPVs

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

HPV negative

 HPV16 E6*I mRNA-Luminex

HPV negative

HPV negative

Positive

HPV negative

Positive

Positive

 DNA and RNA quality control

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Laser capture microdissection

      

 Localization of HPV

n.a.

n.a.

SCC

n.a.

SCC

SCC

Immunohistochemistry analysis in primary cancer cells

      

 p16INK4a overexpression

<5%

25%

>75%

<5%

>75%

>75%

 p53 overexpression

>75%

<25%

<25%

>75%

<25%

<25%a

  1. Abbreviations: −=negative; SCC=well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma; n.a.=not applicable.
  2. aPoor slide quality made difficult the analyses.