Unusual presentation of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma

Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare malignant tumour with histological features similar to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A close association is known to exist between pulmonary LELC and Epstein–Barr virus infection in Southeast Asian countries. We report...

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Autores principales: Oi, Ryoko, Saji, Hisashi, Marushima, Hideki, Maeda, Ichiro, Takagi, Masayuki, Nakamura, Haruhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2016
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27516893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.177
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Sumario:Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare malignant tumour with histological features similar to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A close association is known to exist between pulmonary LELC and Epstein–Barr virus infection in Southeast Asian countries. We report a 69‐year‐old man with pulmonary LELC arising from a thin‐walled cavity with a smooth inner surface and characterized by an unexpectedly rapid progression.

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