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'''Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma''', abbreviated '''LELC''', is a | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
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| Image = Lymphoepithelioma-like_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| Micro = clusters of cohesive squamoid cells with abundant dense cytoplasm, central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli, surrounded by a prominent lymphoid component | |||
| Subtypes = (considered a subtype of [[squamous carcinoma]]) | |||
| LMDDx = [[squamous cell carcinoma of the skin]], [[lymphoma]] (non-Hodgkin), [[medullary carcinoma]], [[nasopharyngeal carcinoma]] (head & neck) | |||
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| Site = [[skin]] and elsewhere | |||
| Assdx = [[EBV]] infection (dependent on anatomical site) | |||
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| Prevalence = rare | |||
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'''Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma''', abbreviated '''LELC''', is a rare, poorly differentiated, malignant epithelial tumour. | |||
It can be considered a subtype of [[squamous carcinoma]] ([[AKA]] squamous cell carcinoma);<ref>URL: [http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970297-2#back-bib45 http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970297-2#back-bib45]. Accessed on: 26 May 2011.</ref> however, some advocate it be considered a separate entity.<ref name=pmid11147469>{{Cite journal | last1 = Skinner | first1 = NE. | last2 = Horowitz | first2 = RI. | last3 = Majmudar | first3 = B. | title = Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix. | journal = South Med J | volume = 93 | issue = 10 | pages = 1024-7 | month = Oct | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 11147469 }}</ref> | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
It is thought to be related to ''[[nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]'' ([[AKA]] lymphoepithelioma).<ref name=pmid17347662>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mayer | first1 = EK. | last2 = Beckley | first2 = I. | last3 = Winkler | first3 = MH. | title = Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder--diagnostic and clinical implications. | journal = Nat Clin Pract Urol | volume = 4 | issue = 3 | pages = 167-71 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1038/ncpuro0725 | PMID = 17347662 }}</ref><ref name=dermcdlib_lelc>URL: [http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/arsenovic.html http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/arsenovic.html]. Accessed on: 11 May 2011.</ref> | It is thought to be related to ''[[nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]'' ([[AKA]] lymphoepithelioma).<ref name=pmid17347662>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mayer | first1 = EK. | last2 = Beckley | first2 = I. | last3 = Winkler | first3 = MH. | title = Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder--diagnostic and clinical implications. | journal = Nat Clin Pract Urol | volume = 4 | issue = 3 | pages = 167-71 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1038/ncpuro0725 | PMID = 17347662 }}</ref><ref name=dermcdlib_lelc>URL: [http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/arsenovic.html http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/arsenovic.html]. Accessed on: 11 May 2011.</ref> | ||
Epidemiology: | Epidemiology: | ||
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Etiology: | Etiology: | ||
*Associated with [[EBV]],<ref name=pmid17347662/> in most anatomical sites (nasopharynx, stomach, lung, thymus, salivary gland) | *Associated with [[EBV]],<ref name=pmid17347662/> in most anatomical sites (nasopharynx, [[stomach]], lung, thymus, salivary gland). | ||
**Exceptions: | |||
***Skin and [[uterine cervix]].<ref name=pmid7726142>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lespagnard | first1 = L. | last2 = Cochaux | first2 = P. | last3 = Larsimont | first3 = D. | last4 = Degeyter | first4 = M. | last5 = Velu | first5 = T. | last6 = Heimann | first6 = R. | title = Absence of Epstein-Barr virus in medullary carcinoma of the breast as demonstrated by immunophenotyping, in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 103 | issue = 4 | pages = 449-52 | month = Apr | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7726142 }}</ref> | |||
****The exception to the exception: there is a case report of EBV in LELC of the skin.<ref name=pmid20227583>{{Cite journal | last1 = Aoki | first1 = R. | last2 = Mitsui | first2 = H. | last3 = Harada | first3 = K. | last4 = Kawamura | first4 = T. | last5 = Shibagaki | first5 = N. | last6 = Tsukamoto | first6 = K. | last7 = Murata | first7 = S. | last8 = Shimada | first8 = S. | title = A case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 62 | issue = 4 | pages = 681-4 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.024 | PMID = 20227583 }}</ref> | |||
***[[Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder|Urinary bladder]].<ref name=pmid21383609>{{Cite journal | last1 = Williamson | first1 = SR. | last2 = Zhang | first2 = S. | last3 = Lopez-Beltran | first3 = A. | last4 = Shah | first4 = RB. | last5 = Montironi | first5 = R. | last6 = Tan | first6 = PH. | last7 = Wang | first7 = M. | last8 = Baldridge | first8 = LA. | last9 = MacLennan | first9 = GT. | title = Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular features. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 35 | issue = 4 | pages = 474-83 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31820f709e | PMID = 21383609 }}</ref> | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*The (macroscopic, microscopic, epidemiologic, prognostic | *The (macroscopic, microscopic, epidemiologic, prognostic) features of LELC are very similar to ''medullary carcinoma'' -- EBV status is one differentiator.<ref name=pmid7726142>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lespagnard | first1 = L. | last2 = Cochaux | first2 = P. | last3 = Larsimont | first3 = D. | last4 = Degeyter | first4 = M. | last5 = Velu | first5 = T. | last6 = Heimann | first6 = R. | title = Absence of Epstein-Barr virus in medullary carcinoma of the breast as demonstrated by immunophenotyping, in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 103 | issue = 4 | pages = 449-52 | month = Apr | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7726142 }}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* Clusters of cohesive squamoid cells with: | * Clusters of cohesive squamoid cells with: | ||
** | **Abundant dense cytoplasm. | ||
**Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | **Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | ||
**Surrounded by a prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | **Surrounded by a prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | ||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoma]]. | *[[Lymphoma]]. | ||
*[[Medullary carcinoma]]. | *[[Medullary carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma]] - H&N lesion. | |||
Images: | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma - very low mag.jpg | LELC - very low mag. | |||
Image:Lymphoepithelioma-like_carcinoma_-_low_mag.jpg | LELC - low mag. (WC) | |||
Image: Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma - intermed mag.jpg | LELC - intermed. mag. | |||
Image:Lymphoepithelioma-like_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | LELC - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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*[http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/2.jpg LELC (dermatology.cdlib.org)].<ref name=dermcdlib_lelc/> | *[http://dermatology.cdlib.org/148/case_presentations/lymphoepithelioma/2.jpg LELC (dermatology.cdlib.org)].<ref name=dermcdlib_lelc/> | ||
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*[[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]. | *[[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[EBV]]. | *[[EBV]]. | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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