Predicting HPV status in head and neck cancer: the predictive value of sociodemographic and disease characteristics.
J Kenneth ByrdChristina S T WilhoitM Taylor FordhamTravis D ReevesTheodore R McRackanTheodore R McCrackanShaun A NguyenNatalie SutkowskiM Boyd GillespiePublished in: Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery (2014)
Knowledge of cancer stage, primary site, basaloid features, tumor differentiation, and presence of cystic neck disease and patient age, race, and smoking status did not allow accurate predictions of HPV status in many patients. Clinical testing of tumor tissue remains essential for a diagnosis of HPV-positive disease.