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Update From The 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours: Nasopharynx

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The current WHO classification system for tumors of the head and neck has made few changes from the previous edition with regards to tumors of the nasopharynx. The classification system is discussed here with particular attention to nasopharyngeal carcinoma, nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma, salivary gland anlage tumor, hairy polyp, juvenile angiofibroma, and other tumors.

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    Bruce M. Wenig

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Stelow, E.B., Wenig, B.M. Update From The 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours: Nasopharynx. Head and Neck Pathol 11, 16–22 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-017-0787-0

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