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An introduction to head and neck pathology (view source)
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*A morphologically identical tumour elsewhere is called ''[[lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma]]''. | *A morphologically identical tumour elsewhere is called ''[[lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma]]''. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Nasopharynx - as the name would suggest. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features:<ref>{{Ref Klatt|145}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_Klatt145>{{Ref Klatt|145}}</ref> | ||
*Prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | *Prominent lymphoid component - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Features of squamous cell carcinoma: | *Features of squamous cell carcinoma: | ||
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***Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | ***Central nuclei +/- small/indistinct nucleoli. | ||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_4.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - low mag. (WP)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_6.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lymphoepithelioma_met_to_LN_2.jpg Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - in a LN - high mag. (WP)]. | |||
====Histologic subclassification==== | ====Histologic subclassification==== | ||
World Health Classification (2005) for NPC:<ref>{{Ref WMSP|39}}</ref> | World Health Classification (2005) for NPC:<ref name=Ref_WMSP39>{{Ref WMSP|39}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Type | ! Type | ||