National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Pharyngeal Recess

Synonyms

Pharyngeal Recess

Fossa of Rosenmuller

Definitions

A recess located behind the ostium of the eustachian tube. It is the most common site of origin for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142140

code

C142140

DEFINITION

A recess located behind the ostium of the eustachian tube. It is the most common site of origin for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

FULL_SYN

Pharyngeal Recess

Fossa of Rosenmuller

label

Pharyngeal Recess

Preferred_Name

Pharyngeal Recess

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C142140

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0227164

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C38617

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