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Oropharyngeal squamous papilloma

MedGen UID:
277452
•Concept ID:
C1335141
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Oropharyngeal Papilloma; Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Papilloma; Oropharyngeal Squamous Papilloma; Oropharynx Papilloma; Papilloma of Oropharynx; Papilloma of the Oropharynx; Squamous Papilloma of Oropharynx; Squamous Papilloma of the Oropharynx; Squamous papilloma of the uvula
 
HPO: HP:0031022

Definition

A benign exophytic neoplasm that arises from the oropharynx. It is characterized by the presence of a connective tissue core covered by stratified squamous epithelium [NCI thesaurus]. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOropharyngeal squamous papilloma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline.
Margalit DN, Anker CJ, Aristophanous M, Awan M, Bajaj GK, Bradfield L, Califano J, Caudell JJ, Chapman CH, Garden AS, Harari PM, Helms A, Lin A, Maghami E, Mehra R, Parker L, Shnayder Y, Spencer S, Swiecicki PL, Tsai JC, Sher DJ
Pract Radiat Oncol 2024 Sep-Oct;14(5):398-425. Epub 2024 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2024.05.007. PMID: 39078350
EBCOG position statement: Gender neutral HPV vaccination for young adults.
Verheijen RHM, Mahmood T, Donders G, Redman CWE, Wood P
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Mar;246:187-189. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.01.016. PMID: 31992466
HPV: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Hathaway JK
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012 Sep;55(3):671-80. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31825caa36. PMID: 22828099

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

A case of oropharyngeal squamous papilloma in which endoscopic resection was performed.
Takahashi M, Shimizu Y, Yoshida T, Mori Y, Nakagawa M, Yamamoto J, Ono S, Nakagawa S, Mabe K, Kudo T, Kato M, Asaka M
Gastrointest Endosc 2012 Dec;76(6):1270-1. Epub 2012 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.01.006. PMID: 22365440

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