Cervical wart. Light micrograph of a section through a wart (upper frame) on the cervix (neck of the uterus). This wart is caused by the human papillo

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Cervical wart. Light micrograph of a section through a wart (upper frame) on the cervix (neck of the uterus). This wart is caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Although most warts are benign (not cancerous), some strains of HPV have been associated with cancers, especially cervical cancer.

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