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Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report

  • H. Kyozuka1,*,
  • T. Watanabe1
  • S. Furukawa1
  • S. Soeda1
  • Y. Kiko2
  • K. Fujimori1

1Department of the Obstetric and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

2Department of the Diagnostic Pahology, School of medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo3499.2017 Vol.38,Issue 3,June 2017 pp.459-461

Published: 10 June 2017

*Corresponding Author(s): H. Kyozuka E-mail: Kyozuka@fmu.ac.jp

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Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare variant of carcinoma of the uterine cervix, of which Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and/or human papilloma virus (HPV) may play an important role in the pathogenesis. The authors report a case of a patient with cervical LELC who was also examined for the presence of EBV and HPV. A 31-year-old Japanese female presented with irregular genital bleeding. The biopsy showed an invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Based on the clinical data, the patient was diagnosed as having squamous cervical carcinoma, and radical hysterectomy with ovarian conservation was performed. A diagnosis of cervical LELC was then made by histological methods. An additional examination revealed that the patient was infected with HPV types 16 and 71, but not infected with EBV.

Keywords

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma; Cervix; Epstein-Barr virus; Human papilloma virus; Cervix.

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H. Kyozuka, T. Watanabe, S. Furukawa, S. Soeda, Y. Kiko, K. Fujimori. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2017; 38(3): 459-461. doi: 10.12892/ejgo3499.2017

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