Unusual presentation of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma

Ryoko Oi; Hisashi Saji; Hideki Marushima; Ichiro Maeda; Masayuki Takagi; Haruhiko Nakamura

doi:10.1002/rcr2.177

Unusual presentation of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma

Respirol Case Rep. 2016 Jul 19;4(5):e00177. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.177. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Ryoko Oi¹, Hisashi Saji², Hideki Marushima¹, Ichiro Maeda³, Masayuki Takagi³, Haruhiko Nakamura¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
² Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan.
³ Department of Pathology St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma; thin‐walled cavity.

Publication types

Case Reports