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Malignant tumor of nasopharynx

MedGen UID:
56299
•Concept ID:
C0153392
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of nasopharynx; Malignant Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm; malignant nasopharyngeal neoplasm; Malignant Nasopharyngeal Tumor; malignant nasopharyngeal tumor; malignant nasopharyngeal tumour; malignant nasopharynx neoplasm; Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx; Malignant Neoplasm of Nasopharynx; malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx; Malignant Neoplasm of the Nasopharynx; malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx; Malignant tumor of epipharynx; Malignant Tumor of Nasopharynx; malignant tumor of nasopharynx; Malignant tumor of postnasal space; Malignant Tumor of the Nasopharynx; malignant tumor of the nasopharynx; malignant tumour of the nasopharynx; nasopharynx cancer
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of epipharynx (187692001); Malignant tumor of postnasal space (187692001); Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx (187692001); Malignant tumor of nasopharynx (187692001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021315

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the nasopharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant tumor of nasopharynx

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Tang LL, Chen YP, Chen CB, Chen MY, Chen NY, Chen XZ, Du XJ, Fang WF, Feng M, Gao J, Han F, He X, Hu CS, Hu DS, Hu GY, Jiang H, Jiang W, Jin F, Lang JY, Li JG, Lin SJ, Liu X, Liu QF, Ma L, Mai HQ, Qin JY, Shen LF, Sun Y, Wang PG, Wang RS, Wang RZ, Wang XS, Wang Y, Wu H, Xia YF, Xiao SW, Yang KY, Yi JL, Zhu XD, Ma J
Cancer Commun (Lond) 2021 Nov;41(11):1195-1227. Epub 2021 Oct 26 doi: 10.1002/cac2.12218. PMID: 34699681Free PMC Article
Selection of lymph node target volumes for definitive head and neck radiation therapy: a 2019 Update.
Biau J, Lapeyre M, Troussier I, Budach W, Giralt J, Grau C, Kazmierska J, Langendijk JA, Ozsahin M, O'Sullivan B, Bourhis J, Grégoire V
Radiother Oncol 2019 May;134:1-9. Epub 2019 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.01.018. PMID: 31005201
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Update on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Marur S, Forastiere AA
Mayo Clin Proc 2016 Mar;91(3):386-96. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.12.017. PMID: 26944243

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Unusual coexistence of extramedullary plasmacytoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in nasopharynx.
Du RC, Li HN, Huang W, Tian XY, Li Z
Diagn Pathol 2015 Sep 17;10:170. doi: 10.1186/s13000-015-0405-y. PMID: 26376733Free PMC Article

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