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Malignant Neoplasm of Posterior Wall of Nasopharynx

MedGen UID:
509275
•Concept ID:
C0153394
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of nasopharynx; Malignant tumor of posterior wall of nasopharynx
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of nasopharynx (187693006); Malignant tumor of posterior wall of nasopharynx (187693006)

Definition

Evidence of a malignant neoplasm of the posterior wall of nasopharynx. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial Oncology: Optimizing Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Care in Head and Neck Oncology.
Henry M
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 19;30(7):6859-6861. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070501. PMID: 37504361Free PMC Article
Surgical management of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Chan JY
Oral Oncol 2014 Oct;50(10):913-7. Epub 2013 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2013.05.003. PMID: 24021797
Juvenile angiofibroma and its management.
Pradhan B, Thapa N
Nepal Med Coll J 2009 Sep;11(3):186-8. PMID: 20334067

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

The relationship between posterior pharyngeal wall thickness and swallowing function after radiation therapy.
Evangelista LM, Bayoumi A, Dyer BA, Shukla RP, Rao SD, Belafsky PC
Acta Otolaryngol 2020 Aug;140(8):693-696. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1752933. PMID: 32340517
A phase 1 trial of Vorinostat in combination with concurrent chemoradiation therapy in the treatment of advanced staged head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Teknos TN, Grecula J, Agrawal A, Old MO, Ozer E, Carrau R, Kang S, Rocco J, Blakaj D, Diavolitsis V, Kumar B, Kumar P, Pan Q, Palettas M, Wei L, Baiocchi R, Savvides P
Invest New Drugs 2019 Aug;37(4):702-710. Epub 2018 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s10637-018-0696-4. PMID: 30569244
Curative surgery for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma via the infratemporal fossa approach.
Choi JY, Lee WS
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Mar;131(3):213-6. doi: 10.1001/archotol.131.3.213. PMID: 15781760
Modified infratemporal fossa approach via lateral transantral maxillotomy: a microsurgical model.
Sabit I, Schaefer SD, Couldwell WT
Surg Neurol 2002 Jul;58(1):21-31; discussion 31. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(02)00764-4. PMID: 12361643
Hodgkin's disease primarily involving the oropharynx: case report and review of the literature.
Aloulou S, Farhat H, Bosq J, Vanel D, Ribrag V, Turhan AG, Girinsky T, Fermé C
Hematol J 2002;3(3):164-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200166. PMID: 12111654

Prognosis

A collision tumor of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and primary mantle cell lymphoma in the nasopharynx: a case report and review of the literature.
Jiang M, Yuan XP, Zhang H, Li CQ, Mao YL, Chen WL
BMC Oral Health 2023 Sep 17;23(1):672. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03415-y. PMID: 37718438Free PMC Article
Clinical and Histopathologic Analyses of Nasopharyngeal Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma: A Series of 26 Cases With Molecular Confirmation.
Zhai C, Yuan C, Sun J, Song W, Wang S, Lin L
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Oct 1;47(10):1168-1175. Epub 2023 Jun 28 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002092. PMID: 37377124
Locoregional extension and patterns of failure for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with intracranial extension.
Cao C, Jiang F, Jin Q, Jin T, Huang S, Hu Q, Chen Y, Piao Y, Hua Y, Feng X, Chen X
Oral Oncol 2018 Apr;79:27-32. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.004. PMID: 29598947
Surgical salvage of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Chan JY
Curr Oncol Rep 2015 Mar;17(3):433. doi: 10.1007/s11912-014-0433-x. PMID: 25687806
Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
Huang RY, Damrose EJ, Blackwell KE, Cohen AN, Calcaterra TC
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2000 Nov 30;56(1):59-64. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(00)00404-3. PMID: 11074117

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and Histopathologic Analyses of Nasopharyngeal Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma: A Series of 26 Cases With Molecular Confirmation.
Zhai C, Yuan C, Sun J, Song W, Wang S, Lin L
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Oct 1;47(10):1168-1175. Epub 2023 Jun 28 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002092. PMID: 37377124
CT and MRI Findings of Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma: A Series of Ten Case Reports and Review of Literature.
Ding H, Mo ZQ, Xu H, Zhang YM, Yuan WZ, Zeng ZS
Curr Med Imaging 2023;19(11):1308-1314. doi: 10.2174/1573405619666230213114231. PMID: 36788682
The relationship between posterior pharyngeal wall thickness and swallowing function after radiation therapy.
Evangelista LM, Bayoumi A, Dyer BA, Shukla RP, Rao SD, Belafsky PC
Acta Otolaryngol 2020 Aug;140(8):693-696. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1752933. PMID: 32340517
Endoscopic endonasal nasopharyngectomy in selected cancers.
Castelnuovo P, Nicolai P, Turri-Zanoni M, Battaglia P, Bolzoni Villaret A, Gallo S, Bignami M, Dallan I
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Sep;149(3):424-30. Epub 2013 Jun 13 doi: 10.1177/0194599813493073. PMID: 23764963
Unilateral palatal adhesion for paralysis after high vagal injury.
Netterville JL, Vrabec JT
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994 Feb;120(2):218-21. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880260088017. PMID: 8297583

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