Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix: absence of Epstein-Barr virus and high-risk human papilloma virus infection.
OBJECTIVE
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. In contrast to Asian women, Caucasian women have a low prevalence of cervical LELC with no infection of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and sporadic appearances of human papilloma viruses (HPV) in Caucasian women.


METHODS
We report a 36-year-old female Caucasian patient with LELC of the cervix.


RESULTS
In contrast to the present studies, our case of LELC of the cervix is not associated with EBV or high-risk HPV appearances.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first study, that showed no relationship between LELC of the uterine cervix with EBV and high-risk HPV infections in a Caucasian woman.
Kohrenhagen
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 4, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany. kohrenhagen@email.de
Eck
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Höller
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Dietl
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D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008796:Metrorrhagia / Q000209:etiology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D044465:White People