nasopharyngeal type undifferentiated carcinoma
MONDO:0003572Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names nasopharyngeal type undifferentiated carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A nonkeratinizing carcinoma which occurs predominantly in the nasopharynx but also in the tonsils and rarely in other anatomic sites. It is characterized by the presence of large malignant cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, syncytial growth pattern, and a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003572), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: nasopharyngeal type undifferentiated carcinoma
- Also called
- lymphoepithelial carcinomalymphoepitheliomalymphoepithelioma-like carcinomaSchmincke tumorSchmincke tumourSchminke tumorSchminke tumour