Introduction
malignancy, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, OPSCC, deaths
OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is a relatively uncommon malignancy, with approximately 123,000 cases of oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer being diagnosed and approximately 79,000 deaths occurring worldwide each year [18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (Early-stage OPSCC can be treated with either primary surgery or definitive radiotherapy (RT) plus chemotherapy or not as a therapeutic modality [The role of a routine 