A Case of Lymphoepitheliomalike Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Yoo, Yong Sin; Hur, Joo Yeob; Yang, Moon Ho

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(1):176-179.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Lymphoepitheliomalike Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Yong Sin Yoo, Joo Yeob Hur, Moon Ho Yang

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The lymphoepitheliomalike carcinoma of the cervix is histologically similar to lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharyngeal region or medullary carcinoma of the breast which has grossly circumscribed, histologically poorly differentiated nonkeratinized squamous cell carcinoma with prominent stromal inflammation. Although the entity has been rarely reported in the united states, it has been reported relatively common in Japan. The Japanese literature suggests that patient with this varient may have a more favorable prognosis when compared with the usual squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix A patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix with marked lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration is reported and the literature reviewed.

Key Words: Cervix cancer, Lymphoepitheliomalike carcinoma, Lymphocyte