Cholangiocarcinoma with Lymphoepithelioma-like Component not Associated with Epstein-Barr Virus

Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma (LELCC) is a rare variant of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. We herein have reported an unusual case of LELCC in a 71-year-old Taiwanese women with cirrhotic liver disease and chronic hepatitis C. The patient's liver tumor was unexpectedly discovered during a regular abdominal ultrasound exam without obvious clinical symptoms and signs; she thereafter received surgical resection. Histologically, the liver tumor showed lymphoepithelial-like appearance and features of cholangiocarcinoma without association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). We maintained regular follow-up with the patient for 3 years, who at that time was alive without tumor recurrence.

Keywords

• cholangiocarcinoma
• lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma