NCIt related terms : EBV positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
NCIt definition : A nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma that is caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection.
The vast majority of nasopharyngeal non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinomas (differentiated
or type II and undifferentiated or type III nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas)
and a small minority of nasopharyngeal keratinizing squamous cell carcinomas (type
I nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas) are associated with Epstein-Barr virus
infection.;