miRNA	MicroRNA
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HNC	Head and neck cancer
LCa	Laryngeal cancer
qRT-PCR	Quantitative real-time PCR
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
OSCC	Oral squamous cell cancer
SACC	Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma
MSSCC	Maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
OTSCC	Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma
NPC	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
TSCC	Tongue squamous cell carcinoma
SN-SCC	Sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas
HSCC	Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
LRC	Locoregional control
MDR	Multiple drug resistance
ACC	Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Pim-1	Moloney murine leukemia virus 1
AUC	Area under curve
PUMA	p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic
HPV	Human papillomavirus
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
TSCC/BOTSCC	Tonsillar and base of tongue cancer