Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix - A case report studied by in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction for Epstein-Barr virus

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas have been reported outside the nasopharyn x in many sites, including the uterine cervix. The association with the Eps tein-Barr virus in the latter site is still controversial. To date, Epstein -Barr virus genome has only been demonstrated in Asian patients. We report a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a white woman in whom the Epstein-Barr virus infection was tested for by in situ h ybridization and polymerase chain reaction. The results of both techniques were negative. Our case and a review of the literature support the contenti on that cervical lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is not associated with Ep stein-Barr virus infection in non-Asian patients.