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Oropharyngeal Cancer

Latest Publications and Research on Oropharyngeal Cancer


Life Sci.   2020 Jan 30   

Clinico-pathological peculiarities of human papilloma virus driven head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A comprehensive update.

Devaraja K, Aggarwal S, Verma SS, Gupta SC

The current article provides a detailed account of the current understanding of molecular and clinico-pathological aspects of Human papilloma virus (H ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Strahlenther Onkol   2020 Jan 31   

Influence of radiation dose to pharyngeal constrictor muscles on late dysphagia and quality of life in patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma.

Mogadas S, Busch CJ, Pflug C, Hanken H, Krüll A, Petersen C, Tribius S

Patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) often have difficulty swallowing, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Radiation dose to constrictor mu ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Infect. Agents Cancer      

Merkel cell polyomavirus detected in head and neck carcinomas from Chile.

Muñoz JP, Blanco R, Osorio JC, Oliva C, Diaz MJ, Carrillo-Beltrán D, Aguayo R, Castillo A, Tapia JC, Calaf GM, Gaggero A, Aguayo F

The role of human polyomaviruses (HPyVs) in epithelial tumors such as head and neck carcinomas (HNSCCs) including oral and oropharyngeal carcinomas ha ... Read More

Source: PubMed
BMJ Open      

STOP HPV study protocol: a nationwide case-control study of the association between oropharyngeal cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Brazil.

Wendland EM, Kops NL, Comerlato J, Horvath JDC, Bessel M, Sperb D, Pimenta C, de Souza FMA, Mendes Pereira GF, Falcetta FS

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and is associated with several types of cancer. The number of cases of HP ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int. J. Cancer   2020 Jan 30   

Stratification of HPV-associated and HPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas based on DNA methylation epigenotypes.

Nakagawa T, Matsusaka K, Misawa K, Ota S, Fukuyo M, Rahmutulla B, Kunii N, Sakurai D, Hanazawa T, Matsubara H, Okamoto Y, Kaneda A

While the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been increasing in these two decades, primarily due to human papillomavirus ( ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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