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. 2018 Jul 19;144(8):727–737. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.0993

Table 3. Anatomic Site of SPMN According to First HNSCC by HPV-Relatedness in 12 618 Patients, SEER 2000 to 2014.

Site of SPMNa Observed SIR Rate (95% CI)
First potentially HPV-associated HNSCC
All solid tumors 3742 1.98 (1.91-2.04)
Gum and other mouth 157 21.56 (18.32-25.21)
Floor of mouth 67 18.29 (14.17-23.22)
Other oral cavity and pharynx 28 17.26 (11.47-24.95)
Tongue 345 16.18 (14.52-17.99)
Oropharynx 35 11.99 (8.35-16.68)
Hypopharynx 50 11.16 (8.28-14.71)
Pharynx 107 10.85 (8.89-13.11)
Nasopharynx 22 8.92 (5.59-13.50)
Esophagus 162 5.47 (4.66-6.38)
Tonsil 71 5.11 (3.99-6.44)
Larynx 92 3.94 (3.18-4.83)
Lung and bronchus 1059 3.63 (3.41-3.85)
Thyroid 81 2.95 (2.35-3.67)
First non–HPV-associated HNSCC
All solid tumors 8876 2.28 (2.23-2.32)
Gum and other mouth 485 32.58 (29.75-35.62)
Floor of mouth 187 29.92 (25.78-34.53)
Other oral cavity and pharynx 68 23.66 (18.37-29.99)
Hypopharynx 151 18.12 (15.34-21.25)
Tongue 574 16.91 (15.55-18.35)
Lip 130 14.83 (12.39-17.61)
Oropharynx 67 14.1 (10.92-17.90)
Pharynx 242 14.02 (12.31-15.90)
Larynx 311 7.02 (6.26-7.85)
Tonsil 128 6.87 (5.73-8.17)
Esophagus 365 6.26 (5.63-6.93)
Salivary gland 56 4.53 (3.42-5.88)
Lung and bronchus 2969 4.47 (4.31-4.63)
Thyroid 137 3.02 (2.53-3.57)
Liver 150 1.94 (1.65-2.28)
Stomach 116 1.46 (1.21-1.76)
Colorectal cancer 402 1.29 (1.17-1.43)
Urinary bladder 368 1.28 (1.15-1.42)

Abbreviations: HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; HPV, human papillomavirus; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; SIR, standardized incidence ratio; SPMN, second primary malignant neoplasm.

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Second primary malignant neoplasms are those with at least 1 excess case per 10 000 person-year at risk.