Thymic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma mimicking primary tumor of the lung.
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.
Sadat
Kamel
K
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. amrita.singh99@yahoo.com
Singh
Amrita
A
Rao
Shesh
S
Zdunek
Teresita
T
Malhotra
Rajat
R
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