Accuracy of the HPV status site-specific factor 10 (SSF-10) variable for patients with oropharyngeal cancers in the Iowa Cancer Registry, 2010-2014.
Amanda R KahlMary E CharltonNitin A PagedarSteven M SperryBobbi MattCharles PlatzCharles F LynchPublished in: Head & neck (2018)
p16 was the most common HPV test but was inconsistently coded as HPV-testing. p16-positivity was also erroneously equated with HPV-type 16. Adding a separate p16 variable would improve consistency and accuracy of HPV coding.