2000•Archives of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineRequires access
Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix
Fernando López‐Ríos, Pilar San Miguel, Carmen Bellas, Claudio Ballestı́n, Lucía Hernández
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Abstract
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas have been reported outside the nasopharynx in many sites, including the uterine cervix. The association with the Epstein-Barr virus in the latter site is still controversial. To date, Epstein-Barr virus genome has only been demonstrated in Asian patients. We report a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a white woman in whom the Epstein-Barr virus infection was tested for by in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction. The results of both techniques were negative. Our case and a review of the literature support the contention that cervical lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is not associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection in non-Asian patients.