The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is increasing in many Western countries. In Finland, the incidence increased from 32 cases in 1996 to 85 cases in 2006 to 193 cases in 2016. Globally, OPSCC is the 12th most common cancer and is frequently related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The prediction of OPSCC prognosis is one of the main dilemmas for the clinicians. Although many parameters have been used to predict the prognosis, such as clinical factors of tumor size and invasion, lymph node and distant metastases (cTNM) staging, and other prognostic models based on histopathologic parameters; in addition to the patient-related and treatment-related factors, all of these parameters are of limited value in pr...