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Oropharyngeal carcinoma

MedGen UID:
379086
Concept ID:
C2349952
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Oropharnyx; Cancer of the Oropharynx; Cancer, Oropharyngeal; Cancer, Oropharynx; Cancers, Oropharyngeal; Cancers, Oropharynx; Oropharnyx Cancer; Oropharnyx Cancers; Oropharyngeal Cancer; Oropharyngeal Cancers; Oropharynx Cancer; Oropharynx Cancers
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044926

Definition

Carcinoma, predominantly squamous cell, arising from the epithelial cells of the oropharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOropharyngeal carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Plutecki D, Szczepanek E, Szczepanek M, Nasser A, Hajdyła P, Wrona A
Folia Med Cracov 2023 Oct 30;63(3):103-124. doi: 10.24425/fmc.2023.147217. PMID: 38310532
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Int J Cancer 2015 Apr 1;136(7):1494-503. Epub 2014 Apr 4 doi: 10.1002/ijc.28847. PMID: 24622970

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sananmuang T, Yu E, Su J, O'Sullivan B, Rathod S, Chan B, Bartlett E, Waldron J, Ringash J, Kim J, Bratman SV, Hope A, Spreafico A, Hansen AR, de Almeida J, Goldstein DP, Witterick I, Tong L, Xu W, Huang SH
Laryngoscope 2021 Apr;131(4):E1162-E1171. Epub 2020 Oct 1 doi: 10.1002/lary.29045. PMID: 33002201
Gillison ML, Trotti AM, Harris J, Eisbruch A, Harari PM, Adelstein DJ, Jordan RCK, Zhao W, Sturgis EM, Burtness B, Ridge JA, Ringash J, Galvin J, Yao M, Koyfman SA, Blakaj DM, Razaq MA, Colevas AD, Beitler JJ, Jones CU, Dunlap NE, Seaward SA, Spencer S, Galloway TJ, Phan J, Dignam JJ, Le QT
Lancet 2019 Jan 5;393(10166):40-50. Epub 2018 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32779-X. PMID: 30449625Free PMC Article
Yakin M, Seo B, Hussaini H, Rich A, Hunter K
Aust Dent J 2019 Mar;64(1):11-18. Epub 2018 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/adj.12652. PMID: 30238467
Bonner JA, Mesia R, Giralt J, Psyrri A, Keilholz U, Rosenthal DI, Beier F, Schulten J, Vermorken JB
Oncologist 2017 Jul;22(7):811-822. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0433. PMID: 28526718Free PMC Article
Hettmann A, Demcsák A, Decsi G, Bach Á, Pálinkó D, Rovó L, Nagy K, Takács M, Minarovits J
Adv Exp Med Biol 2016;897:63-80. doi: 10.1007/5584_2015_5005. PMID: 26563307

Diagnosis

Puram SV, Mints M, Pal A, Qi Z, Reeb A, Gelev K, Barrett TF, Gerndt S, Liu P, Parikh AS, Ramadan S, Law T, Mroz EA, Rocco JW, Adkins D, Thorstad WL, Gay HA, Ding L, Paniello RC, Pipkorn P, Jackson RS, Wang X, Mazul A, Chernock R, Zevallos JP, Silva-Fisher J, Tirosh I
Nat Genet 2023 Apr;55(4):640-650. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01357-3. PMID: 37012457Free PMC Article
Ferris RL, Westra W
Annu Rev Pathol 2023 Jan 24;18:515-535. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-031521-041424. PMID: 36693202
Yakin M, Seo B, Hussaini H, Rich A, Hunter K
Aust Dent J 2019 Mar;64(1):11-18. Epub 2018 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/adj.12652. PMID: 30238467
Fernández-López C, Morales-Angulo C
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2017 May-Jun;68(3):169-180. Epub 2016 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2016.04.003. PMID: 27793330
Boscolo-Rizzo P, Pawlita M, Holzinger D
Cancer Treat Rev 2016 Jan;42:24-9. Epub 2015 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2015.10.009. PMID: 26547133

Therapy

Saito Y, Homma A, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Hanai N, Asakage T, Matsuura K, Ota I, Yokota T, Sano D, Kodaira T, Motegi A, Yasuda K, Takahashi S, Tanaka K, Onoe T, Okano S, Imamura Y, Ariizumi Y, Hayashi R
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2022 Jul 8;52(7):700-706. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac049. PMID: 35383359
Yom SS, Torres-Saavedra P, Caudell JJ, Waldron JN, Gillison ML, Xia P, Truong MT, Kong C, Jordan R, Subramaniam RM, Yao M, Chung CH, Geiger JL, Chan JW, O'Sullivan B, Blakaj DM, Mell LK, Thorstad WL, Jones CU, Banerjee RN, Lominska C, Le QT
J Clin Oncol 2021 Mar 20;39(9):956-965. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.03128. PMID: 33507809Free PMC Article
Gillison ML, Trotti AM, Harris J, Eisbruch A, Harari PM, Adelstein DJ, Jordan RCK, Zhao W, Sturgis EM, Burtness B, Ridge JA, Ringash J, Galvin J, Yao M, Koyfman SA, Blakaj DM, Razaq MA, Colevas AD, Beitler JJ, Jones CU, Dunlap NE, Seaward SA, Spencer S, Galloway TJ, Phan J, Dignam JJ, Le QT
Lancet 2019 Jan 5;393(10166):40-50. Epub 2018 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32779-X. PMID: 30449625Free PMC Article
Bonner JA, Mesia R, Giralt J, Psyrri A, Keilholz U, Rosenthal DI, Beier F, Schulten J, Vermorken JB
Oncologist 2017 Jul;22(7):811-822. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0433. PMID: 28526718Free PMC Article
Mallen-St Clair J, Alani M, Wang MB, Srivatsan ES
Biochim Biophys Acta 2016 Dec;1866(2):141-150. Epub 2016 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.07.005. PMID: 27487173

Prognosis

Puram SV, Mints M, Pal A, Qi Z, Reeb A, Gelev K, Barrett TF, Gerndt S, Liu P, Parikh AS, Ramadan S, Law T, Mroz EA, Rocco JW, Adkins D, Thorstad WL, Gay HA, Ding L, Paniello RC, Pipkorn P, Jackson RS, Wang X, Mazul A, Chernock R, Zevallos JP, Silva-Fisher J, Tirosh I
Nat Genet 2023 Apr;55(4):640-650. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01357-3. PMID: 37012457Free PMC Article
Ferris RL, Westra W
Annu Rev Pathol 2023 Jan 24;18:515-535. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-031521-041424. PMID: 36693202
Saito Y, Homma A, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Hanai N, Asakage T, Matsuura K, Ota I, Yokota T, Sano D, Kodaira T, Motegi A, Yasuda K, Takahashi S, Tanaka K, Onoe T, Okano S, Imamura Y, Ariizumi Y, Hayashi R
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2022 Jul 8;52(7):700-706. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac049. PMID: 35383359
Yom SS, Torres-Saavedra P, Caudell JJ, Waldron JN, Gillison ML, Xia P, Truong MT, Kong C, Jordan R, Subramaniam RM, Yao M, Chung CH, Geiger JL, Chan JW, O'Sullivan B, Blakaj DM, Mell LK, Thorstad WL, Jones CU, Banerjee RN, Lominska C, Le QT
J Clin Oncol 2021 Mar 20;39(9):956-965. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.03128. PMID: 33507809Free PMC Article
Wang MB, Liu IY, Gornbein JA, Nguyen CT
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Nov;153(5):758-69. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/0194599815592157. PMID: 26124261

Clinical prediction guides

Dinia A, Ammari S, Filtes J, Classe M, Moya-Plana A, Bidault F, Temam S, Blanchard P, Lassau N, Gorphe P
Eur J Cancer 2022 Aug;171:106-113. Epub 2022 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.05.003. PMID: 35714450
Ho AS, Luu M, Kim S, Tighiouart M, Mita AC, Scher KS, Mallen-St Clair J, Walgama ES, Lin DC, Nguyen AT, Zumsteg ZS
Cancer 2021 May 15;127(10):1590-1597. Epub 2021 Feb 17 doi: 10.1002/cncr.33414. PMID: 33595897
Yom SS, Torres-Saavedra P, Caudell JJ, Waldron JN, Gillison ML, Xia P, Truong MT, Kong C, Jordan R, Subramaniam RM, Yao M, Chung CH, Geiger JL, Chan JW, O'Sullivan B, Blakaj DM, Mell LK, Thorstad WL, Jones CU, Banerjee RN, Lominska C, Le QT
J Clin Oncol 2021 Mar 20;39(9):956-965. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.03128. PMID: 33507809Free PMC Article
Bonner JA, Mesia R, Giralt J, Psyrri A, Keilholz U, Rosenthal DI, Beier F, Schulten J, Vermorken JB
Oncologist 2017 Jul;22(7):811-822. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0433. PMID: 28526718Free PMC Article
Wang MB, Liu IY, Gornbein JA, Nguyen CT
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Nov;153(5):758-69. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/0194599815592157. PMID: 26124261

Recent systematic reviews

Petrelli F, Luciani A, Ghidini A, Cherri S, Gamba P, Maddalo M, Bossi P, Zaniboni A
Head Neck 2022 May;44(5):1255-1266. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/hed.27019. PMID: 35238114
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Papadiochou S, Papadiochos I, Perisanidis C, Papadogeorgakis N
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Gorphe P, Simon C
Oral Oncol 2019 Nov;98:69-77. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.09.017. PMID: 31546183
Wang MB, Liu IY, Gornbein JA, Nguyen CT
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Nov;153(5):758-69. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/0194599815592157. PMID: 26124261

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