Lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma not associated with Epstein-Barr virus or hepatitis virus : case report and literature review of 100 reported cases

© The Author(s), 2022..

Lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma (LEL-CC) is a type of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) and a rare variant of primary liver tumor. Although it is uncommon and only 100 cases have been reported thus far, the number of reports has increased in recent years. LEL-CC reportedly occurs more frequently in Asian women; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and hepatitis viruses are both strongly associated with tumor development. Here, we describe a 76-year-old woman who exhibited LEL-CC not associated with EBV or hepatitis virus. She was referred to our department with a 3.0-cm × 2.8-cm tumor in the left lobe of the liver. Based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings, the tumor was preoperatively diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, we performed extended left hepatectomy with caudal lobectomy. Histopathological examinations revealed columnar tumor cells with atypical nuclei that proliferated in a cord-like or glandular tubular pattern with dense lymphocytic infiltration. Immunohistochemical analysis showed negative HepPar-1 and arginase findings, indicating non-hepatocyte origin; however, the biliary-type cytokeratins CK7 and CK19 were detected. Based on these findings, the tumor was identified as LEL-CC. EBV-encoded RNA in situ hybridization findings were negative; the patient's clinical characteristics were not suggestive of hepatitis virus infection. In conclusion, we suggest that clinicians consider LEL-CC as a differential diagnosis for liver tumors in Asian women, including patients without EBV or hepatitis virus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Therapeutic advances in medical oncology - 14(2022) vom: 05., Seite 17588359221133169

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adachi, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Yokoo, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Hagiwara, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Iwata, Hiroyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Takeda, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Yuzawa, Sayaka [VerfasserIn]
Tanino, Mishie [VerfasserIn]
Matsuno, Naoto [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Case Reports
Epstein–Barr virus
Epstein–Barr virus-encoded RNA
Liver tumor
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 02.11.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/17588359221133169

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348270917