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nasopharyngeal carcinoma

MONDO:0015459

Also known as: cancer of nasopharynx, cancer of the nasopharynx, malignant nasopharyngeal tumor, malignant nasopharyngeal tumour, malignant neoplasm of anterior wall of nasopharynx

MONDO:
MONDO:0015459
Orphanet:
150
Rare disease151 associated genes

Description

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.

Associated genes

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External references

Sources: MONDO (CC BY 4.0), Open Targets (CC0), Orphanet (CC BY 4.0).

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