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Oropharyngeal Cancer

Matthew E. Herberg, MD and Jonathan Z. Pollard, DO Reviewed 05/2023
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

  • Most oropharyngeal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma 

  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is broken down into HPV associated and non-HPV associated 

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Incidence

  • HPV-asso...

DIAGNOSIS

HISTORY

  • Patient likely to present late because of very nonspecific symptoms early on 

  • Most patients will present with dysphagia, oral bleeding, neck mass, globus sensation, or otalgia (sensory...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

Patient Monitoring

  • Patient should have regular follow-ups with complete head and neck exams and mirror or fiberoptic exams

    • In the first year, the pa...

ADDITIONAL READING

Shigeishi H. Association between human papillomavirus and oral cancer: a literature review. Int J Clin Oncol. 2023. doi: 10.1007/s10147-023-02327-9.  

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