NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA CASE QUESTIONS

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nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Q. WHAT ARE THE CANCERS ASSOCIATED WITH EBV?

  1. Nasopharyngeal cancer
  2. African Burkitt Lymphoma
  3. Some Hodgkins Lymphoma

Q. WHAT IS LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA?

  • In the past NPC was referred to as malignant lymphoepithelioma because of the presence of heavy lympocytic infiltration at the site of the tumour.
  • EBV is lymphotropic but it’s action is restricted to the B lymphoctes which are found in abundance in the lymphoepithelium of the nasopharynx.

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