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{{ Infobox diagnosis
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg
| Image      = Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - alt -- high mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Width      =
| Caption    = Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Caption    = Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Synonyms  = nasopharyngeal-type undifferentiated carcinoma, non-keratining nasopharyngeal carcinoma undifferentiated type
| Micro      = Cohesive typical (squamoid) cells (abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasm, central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli), prominent lymphoid component
| Micro      = Cohesive typical (squamoid) cells (abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasm, central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli), prominent lymphoid component
| Subtypes  = keratinizing SCC; nonkeratinizing carcinoma, differentiated; nonkeratinizing carcinoma, undifferentiated; basaloid SCC  
| Subtypes  = keratinizing SCC; nonkeratinizing carcinoma, differentiated; nonkeratinizing carcinoma, undifferentiated; basaloid SCC  
| LMDDx      = [[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]]
| LMDDx      = [[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]], [[sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma]] (SNUC)
| Stains    =
| Stains    =
| IHC        = p16 -ve, LMP-1 -ve/+ve
| IHC        = p16 -ve, LMP-1 -ve/+ve
| EM        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  = EBER +ve
| Molecular  = [[EBER]] +ve
| IF        =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Gross      =
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*[[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].
*[[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].
*[[Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma]] (SNUC).


===Images===
===Images===
====Case 1====
<gallery>
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- extremely low mag.jpg | NPC - very low mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- very low mag.jpg | NPC - very low mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- low mag.jpg | NPC - low mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- intermed mag.jpg | NPC - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- high mag.jpg | NPC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - alt -- high mag.jpg | NPC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- very high mag.jpg | NPC - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
====Case 2====
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - intermed. mag. (WC)
</gallery>
</gallery>
www:
====www====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_4.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - low mag. (WP)].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_4.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - low mag. (WP)].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_2.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - high mag. (WP)].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_2.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - high mag. (WP)].
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==Molecular==
==Molecular==
*EBER +ve.<ref name=pmid11913680/>
*[[EBER]] +ve.<ref name=pmid11913680/>
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - EBER -- very low mag.jpg | NPC - EBER - very low mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - EBER -- low mag.jpg | NPC - EBER - low mag. (WC)
Image: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - EBER -- high mag.jpg | NPC - EBER - high mag. (WC)
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==