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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2016; 22(10): 3056-3061
Published online Mar 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i10.3056
Published online Mar 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i10.3056
Lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
Zhao-Hui Wang, Zhao Yuan, Department of Gastroenterology, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China
Jun-Jun Zhao, Department of Pathology, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data; Wang ZH and Yuan Z designed the research; Wang ZH was the physician in charge and participated in endoscopic treatment; Zhao JJ made the histopathologic and immunohistochemistry diagnosis, and provided the pathologic images; Wang ZH and Yuan Z performed the research and data analysis; Yuan Z wrote the manuscript; Wang ZH and Yuan Z revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave her written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to declare.
Correspondence to: Zhao-Hui Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, No. 42 Xuegong Street, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China. wdl2000411@aliyun.com
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Received: May 12, 2015
Peer-review started: May 14, 2015
First decision: July 10, 2015
Revised: July 27, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: March 14, 2016
Processing time: 297 Days and 2.8 Hours
Peer-review started: May 14, 2015
First decision: July 10, 2015
Revised: July 27, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: March 14, 2016
Processing time: 297 Days and 2.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma is a rare subtype of gastric carcinoma with a better survival rate than other gastric cancers. It is similar to gastric cancer, with no obvious early symptoms. Lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma is difficult to discern from biopsy specimens because of the stromal lymphocyte infiltrates. As preoperative diagnosis is difficult and it is easily misdiagnosed, cases are usually diagnosed pathologically after tumor surgery. In order to gain a detailed understanding of this rare disease, we reviewed the literature and report here on a recent case of epithelioid gastric cancer in our hospital.