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*Nasal cavity involvement - common in early disease.<ref name=pmid22194474 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek | first1 = A. | last2 = King | first2 = A. | title = MRI and CT of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. | journal = AJR Am J Roentgenol | volume = 198 | issue = 1 | pages = 11-8 | month = Jan | year = 2012 | doi = 10.2214/AJR.11.6954 | PMID = 22194474 }}</ref> | *Nasal cavity involvement - common in early disease.<ref name=pmid22194474 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek | first1 = A. | last2 = King | first2 = A. | title = MRI and CT of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. | journal = AJR Am J Roentgenol | volume = 198 | issue = 1 | pages = 11-8 | month = Jan | year = 2012 | doi = 10.2214/AJR.11.6954 | PMID = 22194474 }}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features:<ref name= | Features:<ref name= Librepathology>Nasopharyngeal carcinoma http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Nasopharyngeal_carcinoma</ref> | ||
*Prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | *Prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Features of squamous cell carcinoma: | *Features of squamous cell carcinoma: | ||
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***Abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ***Abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
***Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | ***Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | ||
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Image:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | Image:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | ||
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===Histologic subclassification=== | ===Histologic subclassification=== | ||
World Health Classification (2005) for NPC:<ref name= | World Health Classification (2005) for NPC:<ref name= Librepathology>Nasopharyngeal carcinoma http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Nasopharyngeal_carcinoma</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| 2a | | 2a | ||
| nonkeratinizing carcinoma, differentiated | | nonkeratinizing carcinoma, differentiated | ||
| well def. cell borders & tumour nest borders, mimics appearance of | | well def. cell borders & tumour nest borders, mimics appearance of UCC | ||
| +ve | | +ve | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
| basaloid SCC | | basaloid SCC | ||
| mimics BCC - see | | mimics BCC - see basaloid SCC | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
| least common | | least common |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Pathophysiology
Gross
- Nasal cavity involvement - common in early disease.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Prominent lymphoid component - key feature.
- Features of squamous cell carcinoma:
- Cohesive cells with:
- Abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli.
- Cohesive cells with:
-
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Histologic subclassification
World Health Classification (2005) for NPC:[2]
Type | Histology | Description | EBV | Prevalence | Prognosis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | keratinizing SCC | graded poorly-well-diff. | -ve | ? | bad |
2a | nonkeratinizing carcinoma, differentiated | well def. cell borders & tumour nest borders, mimics appearance of UCC | +ve | ? | good |
2b | nonkeratinizing carcinoma, undifferentiated | sheets/syncytial, vescicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, pink cytoplasm | ? | most common | ? |
3 | basaloid SCC | mimics BCC - see basaloid SCC | ? | least common | ? |
Immunohistochemistry
- EBER +ve.
- p16 -ve.[3]
References
- ↑ Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, A.; King, A. (2012). "MRI and CT of nasopharyngeal carcinoma". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 198 (1): 11–8. doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6954. PMID 22194474. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Gulley ML, Nicholls JM, Schneider BG, Amin MB, Ro JY, Geradts J (1998). "Nasopharyngeal carcinomas frequently lack the p16/MTS1 tumor suppressor protein but consistently express the retinoblastoma gene product". Am. J. Pathol. 152 (4): 865–9. PMC 1858242. PMID 9546345. Unknown parameter
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