RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lymphoepithelioma–like carcinoma of the vagina
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 964
OP 965
VO 54
IS 12
A1 McCluggage, W G
YR 2001
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/54/12/964.abstract
AB This report describes a lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the vagina. Although such tumours are well described in the cervix this is only the second report of such a neoplasm at this site. Histology showed a well circumscribed lesion composed of syncytial sheets of epithelioid tumour cells with an intense inflammatory infiltrate, largely consisting of T lymphoid cells. In situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry for Epstein-Barr virus were negative. A review of the literature reveals that such neoplasms appear to be extremely rare within the female genital tract outside of the cervix.