Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix: absence of Epstein-Barr virus and high-risk human papilloma virus infection.

OBJECTIVE

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. In contrast to Asian women, Caucasian women have a low prevalence of cervical LELC with no infection of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and sporadic appearances of human papilloma viruses (HPV) in Caucasian women.

CASE

We report a 36-year-old female Caucasian patient with LELC of the cervix.

RESULT

In contrast to the present studies, our case of LELC of the cervix is not associated with EBV or high-risk HPV appearances.

CONCLUSION

This is the first study, that showed no relationship between LELC of the uterine cervix with EBV and high-risk HPV infections in a Caucasian woman.