Concept information
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
Pharyngeal Neoplasms
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Preferred term
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Type
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Definition
- 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.
Broader concept
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- blood (Qualifier)
- blood supply (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemically induced (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- complications (Qualifier)
- congenital (Qualifier)
- diagnosis (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- diet therapy (Qualifier)
- drug therapy (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- epidemiology (Qualifier)
- ethnology (Qualifier)
- etiology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- mortality (Qualifier)
- nursing (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- prevention & control (Qualifier)
- psychology (Qualifier)
- radiotherapy (Qualifier)
- rehabilitation (Qualifier)
- secondary (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- therapy (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
- veterinary (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Cancer du cavum
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Carcinome du nasopharynx
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Carcinome nasopharyngien
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W8F7LNFK-7
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