Inflammatory Stroma of Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Cervix: Immunohistochemical Study of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Int J Gynecol Pathol
; 37(5): 482-487, 2018 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to characterize the inflammatory infiltrate of the lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, a variant of squamous cell carcinoma clinically associated with a good prognosis. Immunohistochemistry was used to characterize 3 cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the uterine cervix, diagnosed over a period of 3 yr. The patients were between 30 and 50 yr old. Their cervical smears had shown atypical squamous cells of unknown significance or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, and the initial cervical biopsy showed high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3) or squamous cell carcinoma. All patients underwent a Wertheim operation, 2 of which were preceded by a cervicectomy. Microscopically, all tumors were characterized by poorly defined sheets of undifferentiated squamous cells with a syncytial pattern and a dense background of infiltrating lymphocytes. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the lymphocytes were predominantly CD3 and CD8 T cells. The tumor lobules contained isolated CD8 T cells, whereas CD4 T cells and CD20 B cells surrounded the tumor lobules. CD56 NK cells and CD79 B cells were scattered in the tumor tissue. An in situ hybridization staining for Epstein-Barr encoding region was negative but all cases were immunohistochemically positive for P16. Follow-up varied between 2 mo and 2.7 yr. All 3 patients were disease free. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a variant of squamous cell carcinoma, known for its better prognosis. The good prognosis of this tumor is potentially explained by the high levels of infiltrating CD8 T cells.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino
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Linfocitos Infiltrantes de Tumor
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Linfocitos T CD8-positivos
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Microambiente Tumoral
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Int J Gynecol Pathol
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica