| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FSCN1 | Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPSCC | Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| LNM | Lymph node metastasis |
| LSCC | Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| miRNA | Microrna |
| OPSCC | Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| WWOX | WW domain-containing oxidoreductase |