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Lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma of the lung
Author(s) -
Miller Barry,
Montgomery Charles,
Watne Alvin L.,
Johnson Dan,
Bailey Tim,
Kowalski Ronald
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930480112
Subject(s) - lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma , medicine , lymphoepithelioma , carcinoma , lung , pathology , radiology , radiation therapy , virus , immunology , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , epstein–barr virus
Historically lymphoepithelioma was a term used to describe an undifferentiated mucosal carcinoma with a lymphocytic component arising only from the nasopharynx, although recently, lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma has been found to occur as a primary tumor of the lung. Thus far, five patients have been documented as having this rare anatomical presentation. The patient that is being presented is the latest case of lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma of the lung and will be compared clinically and histologically with the other four cases. The case is presented in order to discuss optimal methods of diagnoses and treatment for this condition.