2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

HPV AND NECK METASTASIS FROM UNKNOWN PRIMARY

Can HPV positivity or overexpression of p16 be used as surrogate markers guiding the localization of the primary tumor??? …HPV is a probable causative agent

1. etiological association 2. ICH staining for HPV in every biopsy

Fotopoulos et al, Oral Oncology (2015)

Bussu et al, Ann Surg Oncol (2015)

Dixon et al, Head Neck (2016)

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