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Use of quantitative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to predict human papilloma virus status in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

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Although identification of human papilloma virus (HPV) status in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is essential in predicting treatment response, no imaging modality can currently determine whether a tumor is HPV-related. In this retrospective study, 26 patients with OPSCC confined to the lateral wall or the base of tongue underwent neck magnetic resonance imaging, using T1-, T2- and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). Apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) in a region of interest covering the largest available primary tumor area of OPSCC on a single slice of the ADC map were calculated using two b values (0 and 1,000 s/mm2). Mean and minimum ADCs were compared with HPV status, using p16 immunohistochemistry as a surrogate marker for HPV infection. Mean and minimum ADCs for HPV+ OPSCC were significantly lower than those for HPV− OPSCC. A cut-off value of mean ADC for HPV+ OPSCC of 1.027 × 10−3 mm2/s yielded sensitivity and specificity of 83.33 and 78.57 %, respectively. In conclusion, the present study indicates that ADC could be used to predict HPV status in patients with OPSCC.

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan

    Mitsuhiko Nakahira, Kiyomi Kuba & Masashi Sugasawa

  2. Department of Radiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

    Naoko Saito

  3. Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

    Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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Nakahira, M., Saito, N., Yamaguchi, H. et al. Use of quantitative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to predict human papilloma virus status in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 271, 1219–1225 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2641-7

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