Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: an exceedingly rare primary skin tumor

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: an exceedingly rare primary skin tumor

Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LE-lCS) is a very rare cutaneous malignancy of uncertain origin. The neoplasm reveals typical morphological similarity to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (lymphoepithelioma). This case report presents a 47-year-old man with a 5 mm eryth...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of dermatology 2015-03, Vol.60 (2), p.217-217
Hauptverfasser: Kushwaha, Ramesh Kumar, Jain, Suresh Kumar, Abhinandan, H B, Baheti, Dinesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
E-IJD Case Report
EBV
Insect bites
lymphoepithelioma
lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Metastasis
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Patient outcomes
primary skin tumour
Risk factors
Skin
Skin cancer
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LE-lCS) is a very rare cutaneous malignancy of uncertain origin. The neoplasm reveals typical morphological similarity to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (lymphoepithelioma). This case report presents a 47-year-old man with a 5 mm erythematous papule on dorsal nose of six months duration. The patient underwent complete surgical excision and is disease free 7 months later.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.152583