Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页Nasopharyngeal (nay-zoh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul) carcinoma is cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx, which is located behind your nose and above the back of your throat. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare in the United States. It occurs much more frequently in other parts of the world — specifically Southeast Asia.
Nasopharynx | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
网页2024年2月22日 · The nasopharynx (plural: nasopharynges or nasopharynxes) forms the superior-most part of the pharynx, in continuity with the inferior oropharynx, and the posterior continuation of the anterior nasal cavity. It also forms part of the upper respiratory tract.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2023年9月7日 · Nasopharyngeal cancer is a rare type of cancer that starts in your nasopharynx, the tissue that connects the back of your nose to the back of your mouth. The most common symptom is a painless lump on the back of your neck, but it may also affect your ears, causing hearing loss or chronic ear infections.
Nasopharynx: definition, structure and function | Kenhub
网页2023年10月30日 · The nasopharynx is the uppermost region of the pharynx located directly behind the posterior nasal apertures (choanae) and superior to the level of the soft palate. Its roof and posterior wall are formed by mucosa overlying the base of the skull, specifically the body of sphenoid bone and the basal part of the occipital bone.
Clinical Perspectives on Nasopharyngeal Morphology in Humans
网页The nasopharynx, by definition, is an organ space behind the nasal cavity in the upper aspect of the throat (Wenig, 2015). From an evo-devo perspective, the boundaries of the nasopharynx did not arise from a single organ, but rather the evolutionary bricolage of several pharyngeal and branchial arch-derived structures (see Jankowski in this issue).
What Is Nasopharyngeal Cancer? | American Cancer Society
网页The nasopharynx is the upper part of the throat (pharynx) that lies behind the nose and nasal cavity. It's a box-like chamber about 3/4 inches (2 cm) wide and 1½ inches (4 cm) long. It lies just behind the nasal cavity and above the soft part of the roof of the mouth (soft palate). It is located in the upper part of the pharynx.
Nasopharynx | Complete Anatomy - Elsevier
网页Description. The nasopharynx begins at the posterior aspect of the nasal cavity. It extends in a posteroinferior manner to the uvula of the soft palate where it is continuous with the oropharynx. A portion of the sphenoid bone forms the roof of the nasopharynx. The soft palate forms the floor of the nasopharynx.
Nasopharynx Function, Anatomy & Definition | Body Maps - Healthline
网页2018年5月30日 · The nasopharynx is 2 to 3 cm wide and 3 to 4 cm long and situated behind the nasal fossa inside the occipital bone. The nasopharynx is the space above the soft palate at the back of the nose and...
Nasopharyngeal Cancer - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2019年11月9日 · Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a distinct subtype of head and neck cancer. Originating in the nasopharynx, this condition presents unique characteristics that set it apart from other head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nasopharynx - PubMed
网页2023年8月8日 · PMID: 32491567. Bookshelf ID: NBK557635. Excerpt. The nasopharynx represents the most superior portion of the pharynx, bounded superiorly by the skull base and inferiorly by the soft palate. The nasopharynx connects the nasal cavity to the oropharynx and contains the Eustachian tube openings and adenoids.