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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| author | Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha Suresh Kumar Jain H B Abhinandan Dinesh Baheti |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87facbbd80d9452d90a775139e2c880c2022-12-22T00:09:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112015-01-0160221721710.4103/0019-5154.152583Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumorRamesh Kumar KushwahaSuresh Kumar JainH B AbhinandanDinesh BahetiPrimary 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.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2015;volume=60;issue=2;spage=217;epage=217;aulast=KushwahaEBVlymphoepithelioma-like carcinomalymphoepitheliomanasopharyngeal carcinomaprimary skin tumour |
| spellingShingle | Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha Suresh Kumar Jain H B Abhinandan Dinesh Baheti Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor Indian Journal of Dermatology EBV lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma lymphoepithelioma nasopharyngeal carcinoma primary skin tumour |
| title | Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| title_full | Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| title_fullStr | Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| title_short | Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin: An exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| title_sort | lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma of the skin an exceedingly rare primary skin tumor |
| topic | EBV lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma lymphoepithelioma nasopharyngeal carcinoma primary skin tumour |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2015;volume=60;issue=2;spage=217;epage=217;aulast=Kushwaha |
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