Diseases

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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.

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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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal
  • Carcinomas, Nasopharyngeal
  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

2019 (2010)

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.623w
  2. C04w.588.443.665.710.650.500w
  3. C07.550.350.650.500w
  4. C07.550.745.650.500w
  5. C09.647.710.650.500w
  6. C09.775.350.650.500w
  7. C09.775.549.650.500w

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WV 410

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077274. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077274
  2. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasopharyngeal_carcinoma
  3. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1693598