Head and Neck Pathology — Special Pathology 2026

Special Pathology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Diagnosis by site, etiology and architecture: precursor lesions, HPV-associated and independent squamous carcinomas, salivary tumors defined by fusions, sinonasal neoplasms and odontogenic lesions.

What it covers

1. Diagnostic framework by subsite
2. Precursors and squamous cell carcinoma
3. · Oral squamous cell carcinoma
4. HPV-associated and HPV-independent carcinoma
5. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma and EBV
6. · Nonkeratinizing carcinoma
7. Dysplasia, carcinoma and cartilage
8. Architecture, myoepithelium and fusions
9. Taking apart the undifferentiated pattern
10. Odontogenic cysts and tumors
11. Metastasis from an occult primary
12. · Cervical squamous metastasis
13. Essential elements
14. High-yield differentials
15. Master references