Patient Data
Age: Adult
From the case:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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MRI through the nasopharynx and base of skull of an Asian patient including contrast-enhanced fat-suppressed sequences demonstrates a large nasopharyngeal mass invading the cavernous sinuses (especially on the left), clivus and pterygopalatine fossa. Large right-sided lymph nodes are present.
Case Discussion
Features are consistent with a nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which was confirmed on biopsy.
Histology
Both biopsies show similar features, with invasive poorly differentiated non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma involving fragments of soft tissue and bone. The tumor is positive for EBV by in situ hybridization for EBER.
EBV is highly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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