EBV-Related Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**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.

**Synonyms:** - EBV positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma - EBV-Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - EBV-Associated Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - EBV-Related Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma