[Comparison of Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharynx tissue and desquamatine cell for diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma].

Objective: To develop a method for rapid screening and primary diagnosis of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Method: We detected the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) DNA from nasopharynx tissue and desquamative cells in 144 suspicious NPC patients using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results were compared with the pathologic diagnosis.