Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** 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:** - Cancer of Nasopharynx - Cancer of the Nasopharynx - Carcinoma of Nasopharynx - Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx - NPC - Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Nasopharyngeal Throat Cancer - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - Nasopharynx Cancer - nasopharyngeal cancer