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Descriptor English: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Descriptor Spanish: Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo
Descriptor carcinoma nasofaríngeo
Entry term(s) carcinomas nasofaríngeos
Scope note: Carcinoma que se origina en el EPITELIO de la NASOFARINGE y que incluye cuatro subtipos: queratinizante de células escamosas, no queratinizante, basaloide de células escamosas y ADENOCARCINOMA PAPILAR. Tiene mayor prevalencia en las poblaciones del sudeste asiático y se asocia a INFECCIONES POR VIRUS DE EPSTEIN-BARR. Se han identificado mutaciones somáticas asociadas a este cáncer en los genes NPCR, BAP1, UBAP1, ERBB2, ERBB3, MLL2, PIK3CA, KRAS, NRAS y ARID1A.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo
Descriptor French: Cancer du nasopharynx
Entry term(s): Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal
Carcinomas, Nasopharyngeal
Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas
Tree number(s): C04.557.470.200.623
C04.588.443.665.710.650.500
C07.550.350.650.500
C07.550.745.650.500
C09.647.710.650.500
C09.775.350.650.500
C09.775.549.650.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077274
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate IM with NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2019; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA was indexed under CARCINOMA and NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS 2010-2018
History Note: 2019 (2010)
DeCS ID: 57577
Unique ID: D000077274
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/19
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0532800
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Entry term(s) Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal
Carcinomas, Nasopharyngeal
Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas



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