Special Issue "HPV in the Head and Neck Region 2.0"

embers of the human papillomavirus (HPV) family have been known for causing cancers and condylomas in the anogenital tract for some time, as reflected by the Nobel Prize in Medicine given to Professor Harald zur Hausen 2008. In the past decades, however, much attention has also been directed to the importance of HPV and diseases in the head and neck region. This is because the cases of HPV-associated head and neck carcinomas are increasing globally. Recently, we presented a Special Issue on “HPV in the head and neck region” which included several contributions to the overall knowledge of HPV in the head and neck region. In this second “Special Issue on HPV in the head and neck region 2.0”, eight original articles, one review, and one systematic review are presented