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Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoepithelioma-Like Gastric Carcinoma Presenting as a Submucosal Mass: CT Findings with Pathologic Correlation

  • Kim, Sang-Won (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Shin, Hyeong-Cheol (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Il-Young (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Jin (Department of Pathology,Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Hye (Department of Pathology,Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Kyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Jeong, Dong-Jun (Department of Pathology,Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University)
  • Received : 2010.03.29
  • Accepted : 2010.07.27
  • Published : 2010.12.01
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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 lymphoepitheliomalike gastric carcinoma that presented as a submucosal mass on multi-detector (MD) CT and correlate them with the pathology.

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