nasopharynx carcinoma (DOID:9261)
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Synonyms: carcinoma of nasopharynx; malignant Nasopharyngeal tumor; malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; nasopharynx cancer
Alt IDs: OMIM:161550, OMIM:607107, DOID:8813, DOID:8814, DOID:9057, DOID:9144, DOID:9197, DOID:9229, ICD10CM:C11, ICD10CM:C11.0, ICD10CM:C11.1, ICD10CM:C11.2, ICD10CM:C11.3, ICD9CM:147, ICD9CM:147.0, ICD9CM:147.1, ICD9CM:147.2, ICD9CM:147.3, ICD9CM:147.9, MESH:D009303, NCI:C9321, ORDO:150, UMLS_CUI:C0153392, UMLS_CUI:C0153393, UMLS_CUI:C0153394, UMLS_CUI:C0153395, UMLS_CUI:C0153396, UMLS_CUI:C0238301
Definition: A pharynx cancer that is located in the nasopharynx, the uppermost region of the pharynx or throat, where the nasal passages and auditory tubes join the remainder of the upper respiratory tract.