Objective To investigate the prognostic association of nm23-H1 expression with intracranial metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods The expressive level of nm23-H] protein was detected by immunohisto chemical assay (SP procedure) with the use of monoclonal antibody against nm23-H1 among 102 samples collected from 68 cases of NPC. Results Among these cases with NPC,the expressive level of nm23-H1 protein in the cancerous tissues in nasopharynx was significantly associated with the occurrence of intracranial metastasis from NPC (P