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Head and neck cancer
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Head and neck cancers are malignant growthsoriginating in the lip and oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, thyroid, paranasal sinuses, salivary glandsand cervical lymph nodesof the neck. Head and neck cancers are most commonly squamous cell carcinomas, originating from the squamouscells that line the upper aerodigestive tract.
- (C07-C08) The salivary glandsgive rise to a variety of uncommon tumours including adenocarcinomas, pleomorphic adenomas, and adenoid cystic carcinomas.
- The term throat cancer is sometimes used as a layman's term for a cancer of the larynx or pharynx, a cancer that has metastasizedto the lymph nodes of the neck, or even esophageal cancer.
- (C33) Cancer of the tracheais a rare cancer that may also be considered throat cancer.
- (C32) Laryngeal cancerbegins in the larynx, the part of the throat that contains the vocal cordsand is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking.
- (C10) Oropharyngeal cancerbegins in the oropharynx, the middle part of the throat that includes the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils.
- (C11) Nasopharyngeal cancerbegins in the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat behind the nose.
- (C13) Hypopharyngeal cancerbegins in the hypopharynx, the bottom part of the throat that connects to the esophagus.
See also
- oral cancer
- cancer of the larynx
- thyroid cancer
- adenoid cystic carcinoma- a type of salivary gland cancer
- Burkitt's lymphoma- a type of lymphomathat affects the head and neck
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans- a type of sarcomathat may involve the head and neck
- Hodgkin's disease- a lymphomathat often involves the lymph nodes in the neck
- paraganglioma- usually found in the head and neck region
- skin cancers- may involve the head and neck
| Tumors (and related structures), Cancer, and Oncology
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| Benign- Premalignant- Carcinoma in situ- Malignant
Topography: Anus- Bladder- Bone- Brain- Breast- Cervix- Colon/rectum- Duodenum- Endometrium- Esophagus- Eye- Gallbladder- Head/Neck - Liver- Larynx- Lung- Mouth- Pancreas- Penis- Prostate- Kidney- Ovaries- Skin- Stomach- Testicles- Thyroid
Morphology: Papilloma/carcinoma- Adenoma/adenocarcinoma- Soft tissue sarcoma- Melanoma- Fibroma/fibrosarcoma- Lipoma/liposarcoma- Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma- Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma- Mesothelioma- Angioma/angiosarcoma- Osteoma/osteosarcoma- Chondroma/chondrosarcoma- Glioma- Lymphoma/leukemia
Treatment: Chemotherapy- Radiation therapy- Immunotherapy- Experimental cancer treatment
Related structures: Cyst- Dysplasia- Hamartoma- Neoplasia- Nodule- Polyp- Pseudocyst
Misc: Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes- Staging/grading- Carcinogenesis/metastasis- Carcinogen- Research- Paraneoplastic phenomenon- ICD-O- List of oncology-related terms
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It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head+and+neck+cancer Wikipedia article Head and neck cancer.
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