Research Article

A Pilot Study Comparing HPV-Positive and HPV-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas by Whole Exome Sequencing

Table 2

Patient demographics.

ā€‰Patient 1Patient 2
HPV positiveHPV negative

Age4981
GenderMaleFemale
Primary siteTonsilOral tongue
StageT2N0T2N0
SmokingNonsmoker50 pack years
AlcoholNondrinkerRare
DifferentiationModerateModerate to poorly
Adverse featuresPerineural invasionPerineural invasion
p16PositiveNegative
HPVPositiveNegative
TreatmentTORS + NDTransoral resection, ND, RFFF

HPV: human papillomavirus, TORS: transoral robotic surgery, ND: neck dissection, and RFFF: radial forearm free flap.