HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CARCINOMA CERVIX UTERI.
Papillomavirus has high tropism to the epithelium planum. 15 types of this virus have been proved to have cancerogenous features. The riskfactors of the mucosal injuries development are: early beginning of sexual life, frequent change of sexual partners, smoking, use of hormonal contraceptives for a long time. The development of dysplasia and carcinoma cervix uteri can be seen after the viruses having persisted inside epithelial cells of cervix uteri for a long time. Morphological changes induced by papillomaviruses have common features with the changes in dysplasia and cancer. The knowledge of the differences between these processes is very important in the diagnosis of dysplasia and cancer.