Human papillomavirus (HPV) can establish productive infection in dysplastic oral mucosa, but HPV status is poorly predicted by histological features and p16 expression
. . Hendawi N, Niklander S, Allsobrook O, Khurram SA, Bolt R, Doorbar J, Speight PM, Hunter KD. . Histopathology. 2020 Mar;76(4):592-602. doi: 10.1111/his.14019. Epub 2020 Jan 24. Abstract Human papillomavirus is detected in over 50% of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas differ from human papillomavirus-negative tumors, and both expression …