A case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the rectum

  • Tetsutaro Sazuka
  • , Yuji Sugamoto
  • , Toru Fukunaga
  • , Kentaro Tasaki
  • , Takumi Ota
  • , Nobuyoshi Takeshita
  • , Ryuma Urahama
  • , Naohiro Aida
  • , Yo Asai
  • , Shigeki Ishioka
  • , Masanobu Eguchi
  • , Masayuki Kimura
  • , Hisahiro Matsubara

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Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the digestive tract is rare, particularly in the rectum. A 60-yearold woman diagnosed with rectal cancer was referred to our clinic for laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection of the rectum. The resected specimen was a type 2 lesion, 35 × 30 mm in size, located along the pectinate line of the left rectal wall. Histopathological staining showed a sheet of foci and a cord-like arrangement with loosely coupled and isolated tumor cells associated with a stroma composed of dense lymphocyte/plasma cell infiltrates, representative of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma. The patient was diagnosed with lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the rectum, underwent resection without adjuvant chemotherapy, and remains disease free. This report describes a valuable case of rare lymphoepitheliomalike carcinoma of the rectum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-112
Number of pages6
JournalChiba Medical Journal
Volume91
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 02-09-2015
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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