title: Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the bladder: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lymphoepitheliomas are malignant epithelial tumors of the nasopharynx characterized by an important lymphoid proliferation at histological examination. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a rare tumor of the bladder for which the therapeutic strategy is not clearly defined.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 64-year-old Moroccan man who presented with macroscopic hematuria. Investigations revealed a muscle-invasive lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the bladder. Therefore he underwent a radical cystoprostatectomy with a good outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case illustrates pathogenic, clinical and therapeutic features of this unusual tumor.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie B, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco. imad.ziouziou@um5s.net.ma.
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ziouziou
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karmouni
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Khader
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutani
authors.forename: Ahmed Iben Attya
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Andaloussi
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*