A Case of Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma Misdiagnosed as Adenocarcinoma / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 170-173, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is rare, with a more favorable prognosis compared with that of other types of non-small cell lung cancers. Herein, we describe an interesting case of primary pulmonary LELC confirmed postoperatively, which had been initially diagnosed as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. We suggest that despite the rarity of pulmonary LELC, it should be included as one of the differential diagnoses for lung malignancies. Physicians should consider taking a larger biopsy, especially when histologic examination shows undifferentiated nature.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biopsy
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Adenocarcinoma
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article