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[[ | [[World Health Organization|World health organization]] classified nasopharyngeal carcinoma into 3 types : keratinizing, nonkeratinizing (differentiated, undifferentiated) and basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
World Health | [[World Health Organization]] ([[WHO]]) [[classification]] (2005) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC):<ref>{{cite book | last = Barnes | first = Leon | title = Pathology and genetics of head and neck tumours | publisher = IARC Press | location = Lyon | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-92-832-2417-4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Thompson | first = Lester | title = Diagnostic pathology | publisher = Amirsys | location = Salt Lake City, Utah | year = 2011 | isbn = 1931884617 }}</ref> | ||
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Overview
World health organization classified nasopharyngeal carcinoma into 3 types : keratinizing, nonkeratinizing (differentiated, undifferentiated) and basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Classification
World Health Organization (WHO) classification (2005) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC):[1][2]
Classification | Former name | EBV | Prevalence | Prognosis |
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Keratinizing | Type 1, squamous cell carcinoma | -ve | almost 1/4 of NPC cases | poor |
Nonkeratinizing, differentiated | Type 2, transitional carcinoma | +ve | less than 1/6 of NPC cases | good |
Nonkeratinizing, undifferentiated | Type 3, lymphoepithelial carcinoma | +ve | most common | good |
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) | least common | poor |
References
- ↑ Barnes, Leon (2005). Pathology and genetics of head and neck tumours. Lyon: IARC Press. ISBN 978-92-832-2417-4.
- ↑ Thompson, Lester (2011). Diagnostic pathology. Salt Lake City, Utah: Amirsys. ISBN 1931884617.