Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung in an adolescent girl with unusual presentation

Authors

  • Piyush Ranjan Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029
  • Sukesh C. Nair Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029
  • Ankur Goyal Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029
  • Mehar C. Sharma Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029
  • Naval K. Vikram Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029
  • Rita Sood Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20160826

Keywords:

Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, Lung cancer, Clubbing, LELC

Abstract

Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of lung is a rare tumour of lung mostly reported from south-east Asia. It occurs in middle aged persons of either sex and presents with the complaint of cough and haemoptysis.  We report a case of primary LELC of lung in a young girl with unusual presentation.

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2016-12-28

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Ranjan, P., Nair, S. C., Goyal, A., Sharma, M. C., Vikram, N. K., & Sood, R. (2016). Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung in an adolescent girl with unusual presentation. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 4(4), 1282–1285. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20160826

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