oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma(English)

• develops from the epithelial lining of the anatomical structures comprising the oropharynx, including the base of tongue (posterior one-third), the soft palate, the tonsillar complex (tonsil, tonsillar fossa and pillars) and the posterior pharyngeal wall. Accounts for approximately 55,000 cases and 12,000 deaths annually. The five-year relative survival rate for all oropharyngeal cancers (including both human papillomavirus associated and non-HPV associated tumors) is approximately 68 percent; aka OOSCC
• HPV, OOSCC, IHFMCF, TNM, NPC, CAIX, OPN
• Mouth, esophagus and stomach, Oncology, Dentistry
• https://pubmed.…h.gov/16335030/
• https://doi.org…92/ol.2016.4429
• https://doi.org…onc.2017.10.018