A Case of Gastric Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma Presenting as a Submucosal Tumor.
- Author:
Won Il PARK
1
;
Hyong Wok KIM
;
Jin Hong PARK
;
Dong Hyun LEE
;
Jong Yun CHEONG
;
Gwang Ha KIM
;
Jeong HEO
;
Dae Hwan KANG
;
Geun Am SONG
;
Mong CHO
;
Ung Suk YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. pwibang@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma;
Submucosal tumor
- MeSH:
Bile Ducts;
Biopsy;
Esophagus;
Female;
Herpesvirus 4, Human;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lung;
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone;
Middle Aged;
Prognosis;
Salivary Glands;
Skin;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2004;28(3):123-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) occurs in esophagus, stomach, bile duct, salivary gland, lung, uterus, skin, and so on. The incidence of gastric LELC is 1~4 percents of all stomach cancers. Gastric LELC has a lymphoid stroma and shows a good prognosis and high association with Epstein-Barr virus. We experienced a case of patient with gastric LELC. The patient was 49-year-old woman. and the endoscopic finding showed a submucosal tumor with central erosion. The histologic findings of endoscopic biopsies were suggestive of low grade MALT lymphoma. but the histologic findings of the surgical specimen were consistent with gastric LELC. We report a case of gastric LELC presenting as a submucosal tumor, with a brief review of the literature.
