Nasopharyngeal cancer develops in the nasopharynx, an area in the back of the nose toward the base of skull. ... About the nasopharynx. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-what-is-nasopharyngeal-cancer
... exam of the nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is a difficult area to examine. ... Exams of the nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is located ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-diagnosis
... Tis: Carcinoma in situ (cancer cells are found only in the surface layer of the nasopharynx but have not invaded into deeper layers). ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-staging
... To understand nasopharyngeal cancer, it helps to know about the structure and function of the nasopharynx. About the nasopharynx ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003124-pdf.pdf
... Stages II, III, IVA and IVB. These cancers have spread outside of the nasopharynx and often to lymph nodes in the neck or above the collarbone. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-treating-by-stage
... In recent years, scientists have studied how the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may cause cells in the nasopharynx to become cancerous, but much still ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-what-causes
... Because the nasopharynx is a hard place to operate on and because other types of treatment are often effective, surgery is seldom the main ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-treating-surgery
... Many studies are looking at how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and other risk factors cause cells of the nasopharynx to become cancerous. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-new-research
... They are given regular exams of the nasopharynx and neck. This approach can also be used in families when one member has developed NPC. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasopharyngealcancer/detailedguide/nasopharyngeal-cancer-detection
... T4b: Tumor has grown into the throat behind the nasal cavity (called the nasopharynx), the back of the eye socket, the brain, the tissue covering the ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasalcavityandparanasalsinuscancer/detailedguide/nasal-cavity-and-paranasal-sinuses-cancer-staging
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