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nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Disease Overview

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.

Synonyms

  • NPC
  • cancer of nasopharynx
  • cancer of the nasopharynx
  • carcinoma of nasopharynx
  • carcinoma of the nasopharynx
  • malignant nasopharyngeal tumor
  • malignant nasopharyngeal tumour
  • malignant neoplasm of anterior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of nasopharyngeal wall
  • malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx (disorder) [ambiguous]
  • malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of roof of nasopharynx
  • malignant neoplasm of superior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumor of anterior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumor of lateral wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumor of posterior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumour of anterior wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumour of lateral wall of nasopharynx
  • malignant tumour of posterior wall of nasopharynx
  • nasopharyngeal cancer
  • nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • nasopharyngeal throat cancer
  • nasopharynx carcinoma
  • primary malignant neoplasm of anterior wall of nasopharynx
  • squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx
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