Table 1.
Demographics and details of oral and oropharyngeal tumor specimens, along with parvovirus B19 and Merkel cell polyomavirus status. The PCR assays for the remaining viruses tested were all negative
| Gender | Age, years | Tumor location | TNM (all M0) | TNM stage | Tumor B19V status (DNA copies per 106 cells) | Healthy sample B19V status (DNA copies per 106 cells) | B19V genotype | MCPyV presence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPSCC | ||||||||
| Male | 58 | Base of tongue | T4aN0 | IVa | + (41) | + (251) | 1 | + |
| Male | 52 | Tonsil | pT2pN2a | IVa | + (6) | + (158) | 1 | − |
| Female | 66 | Soft palate | T1N2c | IVa | + (2) | + (12) | 2 | − |
| Male | 52 | Soft palate | pT2bpN2a | IVa | + (131) | + (301) | 3B | − |
| Male | 85 | Tonsil | T2N2 | IVa | − | N/A | N/A | − |
| Male | 46 | Tonsil | T2N2b | IVa | − | + (11) | 1 | − |
| Male | 31 | Tonsil | T2N2b | IVa | − | − | N/A | − |
| Male | 76 | Tonsil | pT2bpN0 | II | − | N/A | N/A | − |
| OSCC | ||||||||
| Female | 86 | Lateral tongue | T3N1 | IV | − | + (125) | 2 | − |
| Female | 60 | Cheek mucosa | pT2pN2b | IV | − | + (20) | 2 | − |
B19V parvovirus B19, MCPyV merkel cell virus, TNM tumor node metastasis, + positive, − negative, N/A not applicable