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Nasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1736996
•Concept ID:
C5421298
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

An adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the nasopharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment approaches for nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Ryckman JM, Kusi Appiah A, Simone CB 2nd, Verma V
Acta Oncol 2018 Jul;57(7):995-1001. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2018.1426878. PMID: 29338490
Management of nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Cao CN, Luo JW, Xu GZ, Gao L, Xu ZG, Tang PZ
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Apr;71(4):e203-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.12.024. PMID: 23507327

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Outcomes of patients in nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma in the IMRT era: a single-center experience.
Wu WB, Cai WL, Zou YH, You R, Liu YP, Yuan ZD, Li Q, Li WC, Pi ZX, Xie YL, Wen K, Chen MY, Sun R
BMC Cancer 2024 May 10;24(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12159-z. PMID: 38730348Free PMC Article
A Rare Nasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.
Alsubaie NM, Alhussien A, Alghulikah A, Alabood S, Alsukayt M, Alarifi I
Am J Case Rep 2023 Apr 1;24:e938858. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.938858. PMID: 37002593Free PMC Article
The endoscopic endonasal approach for sinonasal and nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Kashiwazaki R, Turner MT, Geltzeiler M, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Gardner PA, Snyderman CH, Wang EW
Laryngoscope 2020 Jun;130(6):1414-1421. Epub 2019 Jun 13 doi: 10.1002/lary.28100. PMID: 31194275Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Cao CN, Luo JW, Xu GZ, Gao L, Xu ZG, Tang PZ
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Apr;71(4):e203-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.12.024. PMID: 23507327
Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: magnetic resonance imaging features in ten cases.
Liu XW, Xie CM, Li H, Zhang R, Geng ZJ, Mo YX, Zhao J, Cai MY, Lv YC, Wu PH
Chin J Cancer 2012 Jan;31(1):19-28. Epub 2011 Dec 23 doi: 10.5732/cjc.011.10242. PMID: 22200180Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Sinonasal tract and nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic study of 86 cases.
Thompson LD, Penner C, Ho NJ, Foss RD, Miettinen M, Wieneke JA, Moskaluk CA, Stelow EB
Head Neck Pathol 2014 Mar;8(1):88-109. Epub 2013 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s12105-013-0487-3. PMID: 24037641Free PMC Article
Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: magnetic resonance imaging features in ten cases.
Liu XW, Xie CM, Li H, Zhang R, Geng ZJ, Mo YX, Zhao J, Cai MY, Lv YC, Wu PH
Chin J Cancer 2012 Jan;31(1):19-28. Epub 2011 Dec 23 doi: 10.5732/cjc.011.10242. PMID: 22200180Free PMC Article
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx: 27-year experience.
Liu TR, Yang AK, Guo X, Li QL, Song M, He JH, Wang YH, Guo ZM, Zhang Q, Chen WQ, Chen FJ
Laryngoscope 2008 Nov;118(11):1981-8. doi: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181801d23. PMID: 18758378
A rare case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx manifesting as Horner's syndrome: discussion and review of the literature.
Soprani F, Armaroli V, Venturini A, Emiliani E, Casolino D
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2007 Aug;27(4):216-9. PMID: 17957854Free PMC Article
Gamma knife radiosurgery of imaging-diagnosed intracranial meningioma.
Flickinger JC, Kondziolka D, Maitz AH, Lunsford LD
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003 Jul 1;56(3):801-6. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00126-3. PMID: 12788188

Therapy

Long-term outcomes after particle radiation therapy in patients with nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Hu W, Hu J, Huang Q, Gao J, Zhang H, Kong L
BMC Cancer 2024 Jun 18;24(1):742. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12471-8. PMID: 38890585Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Cao CN, Luo JW, Xu GZ, Gao L, Xu ZG, Tang PZ
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Apr;71(4):e203-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.12.024. PMID: 23507327
Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a rare nasopharyngeal tumor.
Papadas T, Chorianopoulos D, Mastronikolis N
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2007 Jan-Feb;11(1):55-7. PMID: 17405348
Gamma knife radiosurgery of imaging-diagnosed intracranial meningioma.
Flickinger JC, Kondziolka D, Maitz AH, Lunsford LD
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003 Jul 1;56(3):801-6. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00126-3. PMID: 12788188

Prognosis

Long-term outcomes after particle radiation therapy in patients with nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Hu W, Hu J, Huang Q, Gao J, Zhang H, Kong L
BMC Cancer 2024 Jun 18;24(1):742. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12471-8. PMID: 38890585Free PMC Article
Outcomes of patients in nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma in the IMRT era: a single-center experience.
Wu WB, Cai WL, Zou YH, You R, Liu YP, Yuan ZD, Li Q, Li WC, Pi ZX, Xie YL, Wen K, Chen MY, Sun R
BMC Cancer 2024 May 10;24(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12159-z. PMID: 38730348Free PMC Article
A Rare Nasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.
Alsubaie NM, Alhussien A, Alghulikah A, Alabood S, Alsukayt M, Alarifi I
Am J Case Rep 2023 Apr 1;24:e938858. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.938858. PMID: 37002593Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Cao CN, Luo JW, Xu GZ, Gao L, Xu ZG, Tang PZ
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Apr;71(4):e203-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.12.024. PMID: 23507327
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx: 27-year experience.
Liu TR, Yang AK, Guo X, Li QL, Song M, He JH, Wang YH, Guo ZM, Zhang Q, Chen WQ, Chen FJ
Laryngoscope 2008 Nov;118(11):1981-8. doi: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181801d23. PMID: 18758378

Clinical prediction guides

Long-term outcomes after particle radiation therapy in patients with nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Hu W, Hu J, Huang Q, Gao J, Zhang H, Kong L
BMC Cancer 2024 Jun 18;24(1):742. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12471-8. PMID: 38890585Free PMC Article
The temporo-parietal fascial flap in extended transnasal endoscopic procedures: cadaver dissection and personal clinical experience.
Bolzoni Villaret A, Nicolai P, Schreiber A, Bizzoni A, Farina D, Tschabitscher M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013 Mar;270(4):1473-9. Epub 2012 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2187-0. PMID: 22996083
A rare case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx manifesting as Horner's syndrome: discussion and review of the literature.
Soprani F, Armaroli V, Venturini A, Emiliani E, Casolino D
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2007 Aug;27(4):216-9. PMID: 17957854Free PMC Article

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