Primary malignancy of the nasopharynx

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 16 Nov 2020

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Bell D, Deng F, et al. Primary malignancy of the nasopharynx. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9547

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9547

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/9547?iframe=true

rID:

9547

Article created:

28 Apr 2010, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

16 Nov 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Oncology

Tags:

nasopharynx, refs

Synonyms:

Primary tumours of the nasopharynx
Primary nasopharyngeal tumours
Primary nasopharyngeal malignancies

There are a number of primary malignancies of the nasopharynx:

nasopharyngeal carcinoma (squamous cell carcinoma): 70%
lymphoma (sinonasal lymphoma): 20%
other
- nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma
- adenoid cystic carcinoma
- mucosal melanoma
- extramedullary plasmacytoma
- carcinosarcoma
- fibrosarcoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- chordoma

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