Amitis Ramezani - Clinical Research Dept., Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Banifazl - Iranian Society for Support of Patients with Infectious Diseases, Tehran, Iran
Ali Eslamifar - Clinical Research Dept., Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Arezoo Aghakhani - Clinical Research Dept., Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide and is the etiological agent of cervical and other anogenital malignancies. Since HPVshave been shown to possess oncogenic potential, an association between HPV infection and prostaticcancer (PCa) has been suggested. There are conflicting reports on the impact of HPV infection on the development of prostate cancer. The aim of this article is to review the studies that investigated the association between HPV and PCa. The results of this review demonstrated the divergentfrequencies of HPV positivity in PCa in different geographic areas.

Human Papillomavirus, Prostatic Cancer