LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA-LIKE CARCINOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER ASSOCIATED WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is an undifferentiated carcinoma with histological features similar to undifferentiated,non-keratinizing carcinoma of the nasopharynx. lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder is uncommon with a reported. incidence of 0.4% -1.3% of all bladder cancers. this case describes an 80 years old egyptian male patient presented with recurrent hematuria and necroturia. cystoscopy revealed a tumor involving the left lateral and the posterior wall of the urinary bladder. the patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder tumor. pathological examination showed muscle invasive lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis of the urinary bladder. to the best of our knowledge the association of schistosomiasis with lymphoepithelioma-like bladder cancer was not described in the literature before this case report.