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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Carcinoma > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Stomatognathic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Pharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Pharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms > Pharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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Stomatognathic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Nasopharyngeal Diseases > Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Nasopharyngeal Diseases > Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms > Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Preferred term

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • coordinate IM with NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

Scope note

  • A carcinoma that originates in the EPITHELIUM of the NASOPHARYNX and includes four subtypes: keratinizing squamous cell, non-keratinizing, basaloid squamous cell, and PAPILLARY ADENOCARCINOMA. It is most prevalent in Southeast Asian populations and is associated with EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS. Somatic mutations associated with this cancer have been identified in NPCR, BAP1, UBAP1, ERBB2, ERBB3, MLL2, PIK3CA, KRAS, NRAS, and ARID1A genes.

History note

  • 2019 (2010)

In other languages

  • nenänielulähtöinen karsinooma

    Finnish

  • nenänielukarsinooma
  • nenänielulähtöinen pahanlaatuinen kasvain
  • nenänielun karsinooma
  • nenänielun pahanlaatuinen kasvain
  • nenänieluperäinen karsinooma
  • nenänieluperäinen pahanlaatuinen kasvin
  • nenänielusta lähtöisin oleva karsinooma
  • nenänielusta peräisin oleva karsinooma
  • ylänielukarsinooma
  • ylänielulähtöinen karsinooma
  • ylänieluperäinen karsinooma
  • ylänielusta lähtöisin oleva karsinooma
  • ylänielusta peräisin oleva karsinooma
  • Nasofaryngealt karcinom

    Swedish

  • Näs-svalgkarcinom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077274

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