title: Human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer: what you need to know in 2009.
abstract: Oropharyngeal cancer has demonstrated a steady increase in incidence over the past 20 years in contrast to declining numbers of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) overall. Recent evidence has found that high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are the likely cause of the changing epidemiology of oropharyngeal cancer. HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer has a molecular, epidemiological, and clinical profile that is distinct from non-HPV HNSCC. Clinicians managing oropharyngeal HNSCC need to be aware of differences in the HPV HNSCC population which may impact treatment outcomes. Testing of HNSCC tumor tissue for HPV using validated and precise techniques should be performed when feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue MSC 550, Charleston, SC 29425-5500, USA, gillesmb@musc.edu
authors.forename: M Boyd
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: Semyon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubinchik
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoel
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sutkowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral