title: HPV Testing of Head and Neck Cancer in Clinical Practice.
abstract: The pathology laboratory has a central role in providing human papillomavirus (HPV) tests for patients with head and neck cancer. There is an extensive literature around HPV testing and a large number of proprietary HPV tests, which makes the field difficult to navigate. This review provides a concise contemporary overview of the evidence around HPV testing in head and neck cancer and signposts key publications, guideline documents and the most commonly used methods in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology, Centre for Oral Health Research, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW, UK. max.robinson@newcastle.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000821:virology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: HPV; Head and neck; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridisation; Molecular diagnostics; p16