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Cervical Undifferentiated Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
167261
•Concept ID:
C0850327
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Cervical Carcinoma, Unclassifiable

Definition

A rare carcinoma that arises from the cervix and is characterized by the lack of specific cellular differentiation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCervical Undifferentiated Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: epidemiology, molecular biology and clinical management.
Lechner M, Liu J, Masterson L, Fenton TR
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2022 May;19(5):306-327. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1038/s41571-022-00603-7. PMID: 35105976Free PMC Article
Sebaceous carcinoma: evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Owen JL, Kibbi N, Worley B, Kelm RC, Wang JV, Barker CA, Behshad R, Bichakjian CK, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Bradshaw SH, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Council ML, Demirci H, Eisen DB, Esmaeli B, Golda N, Huang CC, Ibrahim SF, Jiang SB, Kim J, Kuzel TM, Lai SY, Lawrence N, Lee EH, Leitenberger JJ, Maher IA, Mann MW, Minkis K, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Neuhaus IM, Ozog DM, Petersen B, Rotemberg V, Samant S, Samie FH, Servaes S, Shields CL, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Somani AK, Stebbins WG, Thomas JR, Thomas VD, Tse DT, Waldman AH, Wong MK, Xu YG, Yu SS, Zeitouni NC, Ramsay T, Reynolds KA, Poon E, Alam M
Lancet Oncol 2019 Dec;20(12):e699-e714. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30673-4. PMID: 31797796
Thyroid cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up†.
Filetti S, Durante C, Hartl D, Leboulleux S, Locati LD, Newbold K, Papotti MG, Berruti A; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1856-1883. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz400. PMID: 31549998

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Modern treatment of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.
Neo WL, Hanna EY, Kiong KL
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Apr 1;31(2):89-93. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000877. PMID: 36912221
Elective neck treatment in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Faisal M, Seemann R, Lill C, Hamzavi S, Wutzl A, Erovic BM, Janik S
Head Neck 2020 May;42(5):1057-1066. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.26077. PMID: 31922316Free PMC Article
Prevalence of NUT carcinoma in head and neck: Analysis of 362 cases with literature review.
Lee T, Cho J, Baek CH, Son YI, Jeong HS, Chung MK, Hong SD, Ahn YC, Oh DR, Noh JM, Park K, Ahn MJ, Kim HJ, Kim YK, Ko YH
Head Neck 2020 May;42(5):924-938. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.26067. PMID: 31903701
Undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type in children: Clinical features and outcome.
Zrafi WS, Tebra S, Tbessi S, Ouni S, Jebsi M, Bouaouina N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2017 Oct;134(5):321-324. Epub 2017 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.03.002. PMID: 28395961
Lymph node dissection.
Hennessy TP
World J Surg 1994 May-Jun;18(3):367-72. doi: 10.1007/BF00316816. PMID: 8091777

Diagnosis

Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
Zidar N, Gale N
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):31-39. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01405-6. PMID: 35312977Free PMC Article
Imaging spectrum of NUT carcinomas.
Virarkar M, Saleh M, Ramani NS, Morani AC, Bhosale P
Clin Imaging 2020 Nov;67:198-206. Epub 2020 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.07.025. PMID: 32866821
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Abdelmeguid AS, Bell D, Hanna EY
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2020;84:168-184. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1159/000457936. PMID: 32731236
Head and neck carcinoma of unknown primary.
Kennel T, Garrel R, Costes V, Boisselier P, Crampette L, Favier V
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2019 Jun;136(3):185-192. Epub 2019 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2019.04.002. PMID: 31005456
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Abdelmeguid AS, Bell D, Hanna EY
Curr Oncol Rep 2019 Feb 26;21(3):26. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0776-4. PMID: 30806835

Therapy

Oncology for the rhinologist.
Tam K, Dunn LA, Cohen MA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024 Feb 1;32(1):14-19. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000951. PMID: 38116847
Modern treatment of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.
Neo WL, Hanna EY, Kiong KL
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Apr 1;31(2):89-93. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000877. PMID: 36912221
Xevinapant or placebo plus chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: TrilynX phase III study design.
Bourhis J, Burtness B, Licitra LF, Nutting C, Schoenfeld JD, Omar M, Bouisset F, Nauwelaerts H, Urfer Y, Zanna C, Cohen EE
Future Oncol 2022 May;18(14):1669-1678. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1634. PMID: 35172587
Revised American Thyroid Association management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer.
American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines Taskforce on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Cooper DS, Doherty GM, Haugen BR, Kloos RT, Lee SL, Mandel SJ, Mazzaferri EL, McIver B, Pacini F, Schlumberger M, Sherman SI, Steward DL, Tuttle RM
Thyroid 2009 Nov;19(11):1167-214. doi: 10.1089/thy.2009.0110. PMID: 19860577
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Brennan B
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Jun 26;1:23. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-23. PMID: 16800883Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
Zidar N, Gale N
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):31-39. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01405-6. PMID: 35312977Free PMC Article
Imaging spectrum of NUT carcinomas.
Virarkar M, Saleh M, Ramani NS, Morani AC, Bhosale P
Clin Imaging 2020 Nov;67:198-206. Epub 2020 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.07.025. PMID: 32866821
Survival outcomes after treatment of cancer of the oral cavity (1985-2015).
Zanoni DK, Montero PH, Migliacci JC, Shah JP, Wong RJ, Ganly I, Patel SG
Oral Oncol 2019 Mar;90:115-121. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.001. PMID: 30846169Free PMC Article
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Abdelmeguid AS, Bell D, Hanna EY
Curr Oncol Rep 2019 Feb 26;21(3):26. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0776-4. PMID: 30806835
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Brennan B
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Jun 26;1:23. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-23. PMID: 16800883Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Hypopharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Parapharyngeal Space.
Zidar N, Gale N
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):31-39. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01405-6. PMID: 35312977Free PMC Article
High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Clinical Review.
Yan F, Tillman BN, Nijhawan RI, Srivastava D, Sher DJ, Avkshtol V, Homsi J, Bishop JA, Wynings EM, Lee R, Myers LL, Day AT
Ann Surg Oncol 2021 Dec;28(13):9009-9030. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10108-9. PMID: 34195900
Elective neck treatment in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Faisal M, Seemann R, Lill C, Hamzavi S, Wutzl A, Erovic BM, Janik S
Head Neck 2020 May;42(5):1057-1066. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.26077. PMID: 31922316Free PMC Article
Undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type in children: Clinical features and outcome.
Zrafi WS, Tebra S, Tbessi S, Ouni S, Jebsi M, Bouaouina N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2017 Oct;134(5):321-324. Epub 2017 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.03.002. PMID: 28395961
Lymphoepithelial-like carcinomas of the head and neck.
Wenig BM
Semin Diagn Pathol 2015 Jan;32(1):74-86. Epub 2014 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2014.12.004. PMID: 25804344

Recent systematic reviews

Osteoradionecrosis of the cervical spine: an analysis of the literature.
Mañón VA, Shum J
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2023 May;135(5):591-595. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.08.019. PMID: 36529672
Systematic review and meta-analysis of occult contralateral nodal metastases in patients with oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma undergoing elective neck dissection.
Malik A, Hardman JC, Devabalan Y, Nutting C, Bhide S, Harrington K, Schilling C, Paleri V
Eur J Surg Oncol 2023 Feb;49(2):316-322. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.10.004. PMID: 36270881
2021 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Management of Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
Bible KC, Kebebew E, Brierley J, Brito JP, Cabanillas ME, Clark TJ Jr, Di Cristofano A, Foote R, Giordano T, Kasperbauer J, Newbold K, Nikiforov YE, Randolph G, Rosenthal MS, Sawka AM, Shah M, Shaha A, Smallridge R, Wong-Clark CK
Thyroid 2021 Mar;31(3):337-386. doi: 10.1089/thy.2020.0944. PMID: 33728999Free PMC Article
Human papillomavirus infection and oral squamous cell carcinoma - a systematic review.
Melo BAC, Vilar LG, Oliveira NR, Lima PO, Pinheiro MB, Domingueti CP, Pereira MC
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2021 May-Jun;87(3):346-352. Epub 2020 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.10.017. PMID: 33339760Free PMC Article
Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma.
Echanique KA, Desai SV, Marchiano E, Spinazzi EF, Strojan P, Baredes S, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1):38-45. Epub 2016 Aug 9 doi: 10.1177/0194599816662631. PMID: 27484231

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