Publication date: March 2019
Source: Oral Oncology, Volume 90
Author(s): F. El-Salem, M. Mansour, M. Gitman, B.A. Miles, M.R. Posner, R.L. Bakst, E.M. Genden, W.H. Westra
Abstract
Background
Given the propensity for HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HPV-HNSCC) to metastasize to cervical lymph nodes, fine needle aspiration (FNA) plays an important diagnostic role in their initial detection. Indeed, there is now an unwavering commitment to HPV testing of FNAs even in the absence of clear methodologic guidelines and threshold criteria. A particular difficulty pertains to the interpretation of p16 staining.
Design
Data was collected for 210 patients with suspected regionally metastatic HNSCC that had undergone FNA as part of standard clinical care. Initial HPV screening was performed on cell blocks with real-time PCR using primers targeting L1 of high-risk HPV types. Additional genotyping was performed on HPV-positive cases. The results were compared to p16 staining and subsequent excisions when available.
Results
Of the 207 samples with sufficient DNA, 175 (85%) were HPV positive. HPV-16 was the most commonly detected genotype (90%). Of the HPV-positive cases, the primary site was the oropharynx (n = 154, 88.0%), supraglottic larynx (n = 2, 1.1%), nasal cavity (n = 1, 0.6%), hypopharynx (n = 1, 0.6%) or unknown (n = 17, 9.7%). On comparison with 31 paired surgical excisions, HPV status was concordant in all cases (100% correlation). Of 142 HPV-positive cases with matching p16 stains, p16 staining was reported as positive (n = 85, 60%), focal (n = 27, 19%), negative (n = 24, 17%) or non-contributory (n = 6, 4%); and only 33% reached the standard threshold limit (i.e. 70%) for HPV positivity.
Conclusion
For patients with metastatic HNSCC, real-time PCR of FNAs reliably reflects HPV status, and is superior to conventional p16 immunostaining.
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