Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoepithelioma-Like Gastric Carcinoma Presenting as a Submucosal Mass: CT Findings with Pathologic Correlation.
10.3348/kjr.2010.11.6.697
- Author:
Sang Won KIM
1
;
Hyeong Cheol SHIN
;
Il Young KIM
;
Chang Jin KIM
;
Ji Hye LEE
;
Chang Kyun LEE
;
Dong Jun JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 330-721, Korea. rad2000@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virus infections;
Stomach neoplasms;
Tomography, X-ray computed
- MeSH:
Carcinoma/*radiography/surgery/*virology;
Contrast Media;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/*radiography/surgery;
Gastroscopy;
Humans;
In Situ Hybridization;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Stomach Neoplasms/*radiography/surgery/*virology;
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2010;11(6):697-700
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, characterized by a carcinoma with heavy lymphocyte infiltration, is one of the histological patterns observed in patients with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma. Less than half of invasive carcinomas with lymphoepithelioma-like histology can grow to make a submucosal mass. These tumors generally have a better prognosis than conventional adenocarcinomas. We report a case of an EBV-associated lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma that presented as a submucosal mass on multi-detector (MD) CT and correlate them with the pathology.
