Update From The 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours: Nasopharynx

Edward B. Stelow, Bruce M. Wenig

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Abstract

The current WHO classification system for tumors of the head and neck has made few changes from the previous edition with regards to tumors of the nasopharynx. The classification system is discussed here with particular attention to nasopharyngeal carcinoma, nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma, salivary gland anlage tumor, hairy polyp, juvenile angiofibroma, and other tumors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-22
Number of pages7
JournalHead and Neck Pathology
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Angiofibroma
  • Angiofibroma
  • Anlage
  • Carcinoma
  • Nasopharynx
  • Papillary
  • Salivary gland
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • WHO

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