Tonsillar Undifferentiated Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Tonsillar Undifferentiated Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Tonsillar Lymphoepithelioma;

NCIt definition : A non-keratinizing carcinoma arising from the tonsil. It is characterized by the presence of large malignant cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, syncytial growth pattern, and a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C8184;

UMLS CUI

C1336766;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Glandular Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Lip and Oral Cavity [NCIt concept]
- Neck [NCIt concept]
- Oral Cavity [NCIt concept]
- Oropharynx [NCIt concept]
- Pharynx [NCIt concept]
- Tonsil [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
disease_excludes_finding
- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Glandular Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Mixed Neoplastic Glandular and Squamous Cell Population [NCIt concept]
- Squamous Differentiation [NCIt concept]
disease_has_abnormal_cell
- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Large Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Large Cell with Vesicular Nucleus and Distinct Nucleolus [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Undifferentiated Carcinoma Cell [NCIt concept]
disease_has_associated_disease
- EBV Infection [NCIt concept]
- Infectious Disorder [NCIt concept]
- Viral Infection [NCIt concept]
disease_has_finding
- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Lymphoplasmacytic Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Syncytial Pattern [NCIt concept]
- Undifferentiated Lesion [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Oropharynx Epithelium [NCIt concept]
- Tonsillar Tissue [NCIt concept]
disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Neck [NCIt concept]
- Oropharynx [NCIt concept]
- Pharynx [NCIt concept]
- Throat [NCIt concept]
- Tonsil [NCIt concept]
disease_mapped_to_gene
- TP53 Gene [NCIt concept]
disease_may_have_molecular_abnormality
- EGFR Protein Overexpression [NCIt concept]

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