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Neck Carcinoma · CancerIndex

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

Subtype

Neck Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00003406Explore in graph →

464 active trials9 approved drugs55 evidence items

NCIt: C6077

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics7
Variants & evidence55
Drugs15
Trials1419
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

A carcinoma that arises from the anatomic structures of the 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

Head and Neck CarcinomaSubtype
Malignant Neck NeoplasmSubtype

Children (3)

ncit

Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma1 sub
Throat Carcinoma2 sub
Thyroid Gland Carcinoma11 sub

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00003406
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)

1,419 / 464

Publications (all / 5y)

1,958 / 420

Evidence items

55

Genes / variants

194 / 27

Drugs (any / approved)

15 / 9

Genomic cohorts

7

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 10 minutes agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (2)

Carcinoma of Necksynonym · NCIt
Carcinoma of the Necksynonym · 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 trials464countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #82 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials240countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #84 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items55countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #79 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months65countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #403 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts7countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #124 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 10 minutes agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants