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.
    

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Cancer of the nasopharynx : a symposium organized by the International Union Against Cancer / / edited by C.S. Muir and K. Shanmugaratnam.

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Cancer of the nasopharynx : a symposium organized by the International Union Against Cancer / / edited by C.S. Muir and K. Shanmugaratnam.