title: Thymic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma mimicking primary tumor of the lung.
abstract: Thymic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a rare subtype of thymic cancer with a poor prognosis; a few cases have been reported in the English literature. Strong clinical suspicion should be pursued in patient management decision making despite initial diagnostic studies, which sometimes mcould islead clinicians, as in our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. amrita.singh99@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sadat
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Teresita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zdunek
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed