title: Unusual presentation of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma.
abstract: Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a rare malignant tumour with histological features similar to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A close association is known to exist between pulmonary LELC and Epstein-Barr virus infection in Southeast Asian countries. We report a 69-year-old man with pulmonary LELC arising from a thin-walled cavity with a smooth inner surface and characterized by an unexpectedly rapid progression.
authors: Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
authors: Ryoko
authors: R
authors: Oi
authors: Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan.
authors: Hisashi
authors: H
authors: Saji
authors: Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Marushima
authors: Department of Pathology St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
authors: Ichiro
authors: I
authors: Maeda
authors: Department of Pathology St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Takagi
authors: Department of Chest Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan.
authors: Haruhiko
authors: H
authors: Nakamura
keywords: Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma; thin‐walled cavity