stage I HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer
(... PAH-zih-tiv OR-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser)
One of the
following is true: (1) one or more lymph nodes with cancer
that is HPV p16-positive are found but the place where the
cancer began is not known. The lymph nodes with cancer are
6 centimeters or smaller, on one side of the neck; or (2)
cancer is found in the oropharynx (throat) and the tumor is
4 centimeters or smaller. Cancer may have spread to one or
more lymph nodes that are 6 centimeters or smaller, on the
same side of the neck as the primary
tumor.