The cancer of the nasopharynx is known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Air is sent from the nostrils to the trachea, or windpipe, via this structure, which is located behind the nasal cavity. When a cell in this structure mutates and starts to multiply quickly, nasopharyngeal cancer develops.
Most of nasopharyngeal malignancies originate from back of the nose. Most oropharynx cancer cases are squamous cell carcinoma because its lining is composed of thin, flat cells called squamous cells.