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Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Head and Neck Neoplasm
Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Subtype

Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00000961Explore in graph →

27 active trials3 approved drugs18 evidence items

NCIt: C160980
OncoTree: HNNE

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence18
Drugs5
Trials108
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness4 / 7 dimensions

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

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A rare neuroendocrine carcinoma that arises from the head and neck. It is classified as small cell or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.

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

Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine CarcinomaSubtype
Head and Neck CarcinomaSubtype
Head and Neck Neuroendocrine NeoplasmCancer Family

oncotree

Head and Neck Carcinoma, OtherCancer

Children (10)

ncit

Head and Neck Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma6 sub
Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma1 sub
Head and Neck Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma7 sub
Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma2 sub
Nasopharyngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

EndocrineC3010
Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000961
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 4
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 108 / 27

2 sub

Oral Cavity Neuroendocrine Carcinoma3 sub

Oropharyngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma2 sub

Salivary Gland Neuroendocrine Carcinoma3 sub

Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma4 sub

Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma8 sub

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

Publications (all / 5y)

8 / 8

Evidence items

18

Genes / variants

1 / 7

Drugs (any / approved)

5 / 3

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 21 minutes agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (3)

Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Cancersynonym · NCIt
Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinomasynonym · OncoTree
Primary Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinomasynonym · NCIt

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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 trials27countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #382 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials10countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #444 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items18countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #155 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months4countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #1352 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 21 minutes agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants