HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) INFECTION IN CARCINOGENESIS AND THE ROLE OF PROPHYLACTIC VACCINATION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is among the most prevalent sexually transmitted pathogens worldwide and an established cause of both benign proliferative lesions and malignant neoplasms. This narrative review examines the role of HPV infection in carcinogenesis at the principal anatomical sites involved and evaluates the c...