noun
epipharyngeal cancer; nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Medical term for cancer of the upper pharynx (nasopharynx).
上咽頭癌の初期症状は耳の閉塞感や鼻出血です。
Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer include ear fullness and nosebleeds.
上咽頭がんの治療には放射線療法がよく用いられます。
Radiation therapy is often used to treat nasopharyngeal cancer.
General term for pharyngeal cancer; 上咽頭癌 specifies the upper part (nasopharynx).
Compound of 上 (upper) + 咽頭 (pharynx) + 癌 (cancer).