Table 1. Most Common Presenting Symptoms of Human Papillomavirus–Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer from a retrospective study of 430 patients by McIlwain et al.4
Presenting SymptomsPrevalence (%)
Neck mass51
Sore throat33
Dysphagia16
Visualized mass13
Globus sensation10
Odynophagia9
Otalgia7
  • Data obtained from McIlwain et al.4