Human papillomavirus infection and non-oropharyngeal head and neck cancers: an umbrella review of meta-analysis.

Fausto PetrelliElisa Dal CinAntonio GhidiniDaniela CarioliVincenzo FalascaAgostina De StefaniGiovanna MoleriRaffaele ArditoAndrea LucianiMassimiliano NardoneVincenzo Capriotti

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

HPV infection may increase the risk of oral cavity and nasopharyngeal cancer. However, the prognosis was not influenced, except in hypopharyngeal carcinoma.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
papillary thyroid
high grade
childhood cancer
lymph node metastasis