title: Tracheal lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma is rare in locations other than nasopharynx. We report the second case of this tumour in trachea, in a young female patient, who was managed with concomitent surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient is disease free in the one-year follow up. The tumour presented difficulties during intubation for general anaesthesia and during surgery. Association with Epstein-Barr virus was not found in our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashatra, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satyanarayana
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bharadwaj
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Goorha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery