EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Objective To investigate the pathological features of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoepithelioma-like intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EBVaLELICC), and to improve the understanding of this disease in clinical practice. Methods Clinical and pathological data were collected from one patient...

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Main Author: HOU Mingyu, HE Bing, LU Xiao, YANG Dandan, GUO Zhihan, LI Yujun
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Published: Editorial Office of Journal of Precision Medicine 2023-04-01
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description Objective To investigate the pathological features of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoepithelioma-like intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EBVaLELICC), and to improve the understanding of this disease in clinical practice. Methods Clinical and pathological data were collected from one patient with EBVaLELICC, and immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and gene rearrangement test were performed for the paraffin-embedded tissue sample of this patient. The pathological features of this disease were analyzed, and a literature review was performed. Results The female patient, aged 56 years, had the tumor located in the left lateral lobe of the liver, with a clear boundary and a size of 1.8 cm×1.5 cm×1.2 cm. The patient underwent laparoscopic left lateral segment liver resection in Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery. Postoperative pathology showed that tumor cells had a glandular tubular structure, and some cells had an irregular, fused or sieve-like shape, with large nuclei, fine chromatin, small nucleoli, and no mitotic figures; proliferation of lymphocytes and plasma cells was observed with the formation of lymphoid follicles in the stroma. Immunohistochemical staining showed that CK7, CK19, and P53 had an expression rate of 10% in tumor cells, with wild type and a Ki-67 proliferation index of 5%; stromal lymphocytes showed the expression of CD3, CD4, CD8, and CD20, lymphoid follicular germinal center cells showed the expression of BCL-6 and CD10 and had no expression of BCL-2, and plasma cells showed the expression of CD38, Kappa, and Lambda; PD-L1 (22C3) was expressed in both tumor cells and interstitial lymphocytes, with a combined positive score of 30. EBER in situ hybridization assay showed diffuse positivity of tumor cells. Polymerase chain reaction detected multiple clones of lymphocyte immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes. The patient did not receive any treatment before and after surgery and was alive after 8 months of follow-up, without tumor recurrence or metastasis. Conclusion EBVaLELICC is a rare subtype of cholangiocarcinoma with unique pathological features. Patients can benefit from immunotherapy, and EBVaLELICC tends to have a better prognosis than common cholangiocarcinoma.
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spelling doaj.art-fb54495d202745e883d9cb900a521ab52024-03-12T06:46:43ZzhoEditorial Office of Journal of Precision Medicine精准医学杂志2096-529X2023-04-0138217617910.13362/j.jpmed.202302018EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEWHOU Mingyu, HE Bing, LU Xiao, YANG Dandan, GUO Zhihan, LI Yujun0Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, ChinaObjective To investigate the pathological features of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoepithelioma-like intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EBVaLELICC), and to improve the understanding of this disease in clinical practice. Methods Clinical and pathological data were collected from one patient with EBVaLELICC, and immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and gene rearrangement test were performed for the paraffin-embedded tissue sample of this patient. The pathological features of this disease were analyzed, and a literature review was performed. Results The female patient, aged 56 years, had the tumor located in the left lateral lobe of the liver, with a clear boundary and a size of 1.8 cm×1.5 cm×1.2 cm. The patient underwent laparoscopic left lateral segment liver resection in Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery. Postoperative pathology showed that tumor cells had a glandular tubular structure, and some cells had an irregular, fused or sieve-like shape, with large nuclei, fine chromatin, small nucleoli, and no mitotic figures; proliferation of lymphocytes and plasma cells was observed with the formation of lymphoid follicles in the stroma. Immunohistochemical staining showed that CK7, CK19, and P53 had an expression rate of 10% in tumor cells, with wild type and a Ki-67 proliferation index of 5%; stromal lymphocytes showed the expression of CD3, CD4, CD8, and CD20, lymphoid follicular germinal center cells showed the expression of BCL-6 and CD10 and had no expression of BCL-2, and plasma cells showed the expression of CD38, Kappa, and Lambda; PD-L1 (22C3) was expressed in both tumor cells and interstitial lymphocytes, with a combined positive score of 30. EBER in situ hybridization assay showed diffuse positivity of tumor cells. Polymerase chain reaction detected multiple clones of lymphocyte immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes. The patient did not receive any treatment before and after surgery and was alive after 8 months of follow-up, without tumor recurrence or metastasis. Conclusion EBVaLELICC is a rare subtype of cholangiocarcinoma with unique pathological features. Patients can benefit from immunotherapy, and EBVaLELICC tends to have a better prognosis than common cholangiocarcinoma.https://jpmed.qdu.edu.cn/fileup/2096-529X/PDF/202302018.pdfherpesvirus 4, human|cholangiocarcinoma|immunohistochemistry|diagnosis, differential|b-lymphocytes|t-lymphocytes
spellingShingle HOU Mingyu, HE Bing, LU Xiao, YANG Dandan, GUO Zhihan, LI Yujun
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
精准医学杂志
herpesvirus 4, human|cholangiocarcinoma|immunohistochemistry|diagnosis, differential|b-lymphocytes|t-lymphocytes
title EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
title_full EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
title_fullStr EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
title_short EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
title_sort epstein barr virus associated lymphoepithelioma like intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma a case report and literature review
topic herpesvirus 4, human|cholangiocarcinoma|immunohistochemistry|diagnosis, differential|b-lymphocytes|t-lymphocytes
url https://jpmed.qdu.edu.cn/fileup/2096-529X/PDF/202302018.pdf
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