Open AccessPrimary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in Singapore
Author(s) -
Cho Jui Tay,
Ying Xian Chua,
Angela Takano,
Madeline Yen Min Chee,
WanTeck Lim,
Cindy Lim,
Mariko Siyue Koh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_304_17
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma , carcinoma , primary (astronomy) , lymphoepithelioma , general surgery , pathology , radiology , virology , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , virus , radiation therapy , astronomy , epstein–barr virus , physics
Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PPLELC) is a rare subtype of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predominantly reported in East Asia. We aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of PPLELC in Singapore.