/nasopharyngeal carcinoma

nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0015459

Also Known As

cancer of nasopharynxcancer of the nasopharynxmalignant nasopharyngeal tumormalignant nasopharyngeal tumourmalignant neoplasm of anterior wall of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of lateral wall of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of nasopharyngeal wallmalignant neoplasm of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of nasopharynx (disorder) [ambiguous]malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of posterior wall of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of roof of nasopharynxmalignant neoplasm of superior wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumor of anterior wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumor of lateral wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumor of posterior wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumour of anterior wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumour of lateral wall of nasopharynxmalignant tumour of posterior wall of nasopharynxnasopharyngeal cancernasopharyngeal throat cancerprimary malignant neoplasm of anterior wall of nasopharynxNPCcarcinoma of nasopharynxcarcinoma of the nasopharynxnasopharyngeal carcinomanasopharynx carcinomasquamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx

Definition

A carcinoma arising from the nasopharyngeal epithelium. It includes the following types: keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, nonkeratinizing carcinoma (differentiated and undifferentiated), basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, and papillary adenocarcinoma.