What type of cancer is nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Nasopharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It starts in the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat behind the nose and near the base of skull. Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control.
What is early stage nasopharyngeal cancer?
Stage I is early-stage nasopharyngeal cancer that has not spread to lymph nodes or distant parts of the body. Stage II is nasopharyngeal cancer that may have spread to nearby tissues and lymph nodes but has not spread to distant parts of the body.
Is Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an unusual neoplasm among squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. The tumor is rare in most parts of the world but is strikingly common in several Asian subpopulations, notably Chinese in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province.
What is nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (also known as NPC) is a rare tumor of the head and neck which originates in the nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is located at the very back of the nose near the Eustachian tubes (Figure).
Is nasopharyngeal cancer benign or malignant?
Tumours of the nasopharynx can be non cancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Non cancerous nasopharyngeal growths are rare. They are mostly found in children and young adults. There are several types of non cancerous tumours.
What does nasopharynx mean?
(NAY-zoh-FAYR-inx) The upper part of the throat behind the nose. An opening on each side of the nasopharynx leads into the ear.
What kind of cancer is found in the nasopharynx?
Nasopharyngeal cancer arises from the epithelial cells that are lining the nasopharynx. According to the type of cells that cancer might contain, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is divided into three types:
When to classify nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma into subtypes?
Subclassification of nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma into differentiated and undifferentiated subtypes is optional as it is not clinically or prognostically significant; if there is overlapping histology within the same tumor, classify according to the dominant component
Do you need radiologic correlation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
In the rare incidence of HPV related nasopharyngeal carcinoma, radiologic correlation to determine the location of the primary tumor is needed
Can a DLBCL tumor be mistaken for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Tumor cells of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma have prominent central nuclei and indistinct cell borders in a background of reactive lymphoid infiltrate; hence, it may be mistaken for DLBCL, especially the immunoblastic type