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Head and Neck Adenocarcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm
Head and Neck Carcinoma
Head and Neck Adenocarcinoma

Subtype

Head and Neck Adenocarcinoma

CI-CAN-00002801Explore in graph →

47 active trials3 approved drugs28 evidence items

NCIt: C215426

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics5
Variants & evidence28
Drugs5
Trials213
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the head and neck region.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

AdenocarcinomaHistology
Head and Neck CarcinomaSubtype

Children (16)

ncit

Ceruminous Adenocarcinoma
Eyelid Apocrine Carcinoma
Eyelid Endocrine Mucin-Producing Sweat Gland Carcinoma
Eyelid Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma
Eyelid Mucinous Adenocarcinoma
Eyelid Signet Ring Cell/Histiocytoid Carcinoma
Head and Neck Sebaceous Carcinoma2 sub
Lacrimal Drainage System Adenocarcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified
Lacrimal Gland Adenocarcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00002801
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

6 sub

Middle Ear Adenocarcinoma

Nasopharyngeal Adenocarcinoma1 sub

Oral Cavity Adenocarcinoma

Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma1 sub

Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma13 sub

Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma5 sub

Thyroid Gland Adenocarcinoma3 sub

110 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

213 / 47

Publications (all / 5y)

10 / 1

Evidence items

28

Genes / variants

103 / 15

Drugs (any / approved)

5 / 3

Genomic cohorts

5

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (0)

Only the preferred name is recorded so far.

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials47countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #300 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials19countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #330 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items28countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #111 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months0countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputednot in a current ranking snapshot
Genomic cohorts5countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #149 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants