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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx: an extremely rare variety of tumour of nasopharynx.
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2011
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Cervical CancerMedicineBasaloid TypeNasopharyngeal CancerPathologyWho ClassificationNasopharyngeal CarcinomaHead And Neck CancerHead And Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaNeck PathologyDermatologyNeck OncologyRare VarietyHead And Neck OncologyOral Cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the predominant tumour type arising in the nasopharynx with cervical lymphadenopathy present in 60-90% of all cases at the time of presentation. The most pathological varieties include squamous cell carcinoma well-differentiated keratinising, and moderately differentiated non-keratinising and an undifferentiated type. The rare variety of squamous cell carcinoma is basaloid type, according to the "WHO Classification of Tumours Pathology and Genetics: Head and Neck Tumours". In this study, we present a case of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx in a 41-year female who presented with epistaxis and bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy.