HPV in the Head and Neck Region

Dear Colleagues, 

There are more than 100 human papillomaviruses (HPVs), 13 of which are considered to be carcinogenic. Of those types, HPV 16 is associated with roughly 90% of HPV+ head and neck cancers, and the incidences of HPV+ tonsillar and base of tongue cancer have been increasing in many Western countries. Notably, HPV+ tonsillar and base of tongue cancer also have a considerably better prognosis than corresponding HPV- tonsillar and base of tongue cancer. In addition, other HPV members cause benign tumors of the head and neck region.

In this Special Issue, we wish to explore current research in HPV in the head and neck region. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• The role of human papillomaviruses in cancer, benign tumors and lesions in the head and neck region;  
• Diagnosis of human papillomavirus in cancer of the head and neck region;
• Epidemics of human-papillomavirus-induced cancer in the head and neck region;
• Therapeutic approaches including immune responses and biomarkers in human-papillomavirus-positive cancer of the head and neck region;
• HPV vaccination of boys.

Prof. Dr. Christian von Buchwald
Prof. Dr. Tina Dalianis
Dr. Anders Näsman
Guest Editors

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