NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA (NPC, LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA)

Course overview

NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA (NPC), PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA, IS A MALIGNANCY ARISING FROM THE EPITHELIUM OF THE NASOPHARYNX. ENDEMIC TO CHINA, THE MALIGNANCY SHOWS A VARIABLE RATE OF OCCURRENCE RANGING FROM HIGH INCIDENCE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF CHINA TO A LOW RATE IN THE WHITE POPULATION AND NORTHERN CHINA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE INCIDENCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.