Human papilloma virus detection in oropharyngeal cancer with gargle samples.

CONCLUSIONS: use of the gargling method to determine HPV positivity in OPSCC patients appears feasible, except in patients with very small tumours. Real-time polymerase chain reaction using gargle samples may have greater clinical efficacy than the swabbing method.
PMID: 29709129 [PubMed - in process]

Source: B-ENT - May 3, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research