Changes in incidence and prevalence of human papillomavirus in tonsillar and base of tongue cancer during 2000-2016 in the Stockholm region and Sweden.

Linnea HaeggblomTove AttoffJingru YuStefan HolzhauserAndrea VlastosLeila MirzaeAndreas Ährlund-RichterEva Munck-WiklandLinda MarklundLalle Hammarstedt-NordenvallWeimin YeTorbjörn RamqvistAnders NäsmanTina Dalianis

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

During 2000-2016, especially after 2008, the incidence of TSCC/BOTSCC has continued to increase in Stockholm and Sweden, with an HPV-prevalence of approximately 70% in Stockholm.

Keyphrases

risk factors
papillary thyroid
high grade
squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
young adults