Annals of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ISSN 2835-7132) | Volume 3, Issue 2 | Short Communication | Open Access

Development of A Scoring System to Assess Smartphone Photographic Oropharyngeal Screening

Samir S. Khariwala^*

Samir S. Khariwala1*, C. Mark Nichols2, Cyndee Stull DHS3, Michael W. Ross4

1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, USA

2Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, Houston, USA

3School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, USA

4Department of Family Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA

^*Correspondence to: Samir S. Khariwala 

Abstract

The persistently increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancer is attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV), asexually transmitted infection which has a high prevalence in gay and bisexual men (GBM).1 Given the steadilyrising incidence of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC), early detection of HPV-OPC could havea substantial impact on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life (1). We have recently reported on an effort tocapture images of the oropharynx using smart phones (2). In this report, we describe an initial effort to assessfeasibilityofscreeningforHPV-OPCusingself-administeredphotographs(“oralselfie”)aswellasthedevelopmentofaschemaforgradingthequalityandstructures visualizedineachphotograph.

Keywords:

Oropharyngeal cancer, HPV, Screening

Citation:

SamirS.Khariwala,C.MarkNichols,CyndeeStullDHS,MichaelW.Ross.DevelopmentofAScoringSystem to Assess Smartphone Photographic Oropharyngeal Screening. Annal of Otol Head and Neck Surg.2024;3(2):1-4.