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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 58-62 |
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CD4-positive lymphoepithelial-like carcinoma: Report of unusual case
Luaay Aziz1, Raya Saab2, Toufic Eid3, Mousa A Al-Abbadi4
1 Department of Ent and Head and Neck Surgery, Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2 Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
3 Department of Radiation Oncology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
4 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Correspondence Address:
Mousa A Al-Abbadi
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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DOI: 10.4103/ajm.AJM_135_17
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We are reporting an unusual case of lymphoepithelial-like carcinoma (LELC) in an 8-year-old female patient where the tumor cells showed unusual CD4 expression. The lesion was found in the left submandibular neck region, in the vicinity of the submandibular gland. The salivary gland was not infiltrated by the tumor, and the tumor exhibited a classic LELC with single and clusters of tumor cells surrounded by many hematolymphoid cells. The tumor cells revealed strong positivity for Epstein–Bar virus as confirmed by the EBER: Epstein-Barr Virus in situ hybridization (EBER-ISH) method of staining. Interestingly, the tumor cells expressed membranous immunostaining for the T-helper lymphocyte antibody (CD4) in addition to pan-cytokeratin. A brief discussion about this unusual finding is offered. The patient was treated as a case of Epstein–Bar virus-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma with excellent response.
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