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. 2013 Dec 23;7(3):834–838. doi: 10.3892/ol.2013.1770

Table IV.

Distribution of HPV subtypes in malignant parotid gland tumor tissues.

Low-risk HPV subtypes High-risk HPV subtypes


Pathological classification n CP8304 68 58 16 18
Adenocarcinoma 3 0 0 0 1 1
Adenoid cystic carcinoma 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 1 1 0 1 1 0
Others 2 0 1 0 0 1
Total 7 1 1 1 2 2

In total, 5 subtypes of HPV were detected in malignant parotid gland tumors and were mainly HPV 16 and 18. HPV, human papillomavirus.