Nasopharyngeal Type Undifferentiated Carcinoma
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Nasopharyngeal Type Undifferentiated Carcinoma Definition
A nonkeratinizing carcinoma which occurs predominantly in the nasopharynx but also in the tonsils and rarely in other anatomic sites. It is characterized by the presence of large malignant cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, syncytial growth pattern, and a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate.
Nasopharyngeal Type Undifferentiated Carcinoma Synonyms
Nasopharyngeal Type Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma, Lymphoepithelioma, Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma, Schminke Tumor, lymphoepithelioma
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