Table 5 Prevalence of HPV by head and neck cancer type a
From: Prevalence of human papillomavirus in head and neck cancers in European populations: a meta-analysis
Cancer type | Number of patients/patient samples tested | Prevalence (%) | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (%) | High (%) | |||
Base of tongue | 193 | 47.2 | 37.3 | 57.1 |
Hypopharyngeal | 50 | 42.4 | 14.7 | 70.2 |
Laryngeal | 498 | 40.0 | 34.6 | 45.5 |
Oral | 1,157 | 26.6 | 19.8 | 33.3 |
Oropharyngeal | 894 | 41.3 | 31.8 | 50.7 |
Pharyngeal | 25 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 27.7 |
Tongue | 113 | 25.7 | 3.4 | 47.9 |
Tonsillar | 605 | 66.4 | 57.2 | 75.6 |
Waldeyer’s ring | 113 | 32.9 | 12.7 | 53.1 |
All head and neck cancers | 3,649 | 40.0 | 34.6 | 45.5 |