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Clinical silence of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma with subcutaneous metastasis: a case report.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Dissemination of lung cancer to cutaneous sites usually results in a poor prognosis. Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PLELC) is a rare tumor, and no therapeutic strategy for it has yet been established. We present herein an extremely rare case of a long-term surviving patient with PLELC showing subcutaneous metastasis.Case presentation
A 76-year-old woman was diagnosed unexpectedly as having PLELC based on a nodule on her back. After surgical resection of the primary and metastatic lesions, she has remained alive with no recurrence for over 5 years without any additional therapy.Conclusion
Even in the case of PLELC with subcutaneous metastasis, surgical management may afford a prognosis of long-term survival.
SUBMITTER: Shima T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6652011 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Clinical silence of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma with subcutaneous metastasis: a case report.
World journal of surgical oncology 20190724 1
<h4>Background</h4>Dissemination of lung cancer to cutaneous sites usually results in a poor prognosis. Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PLELC) is a rare tumor, and no therapeutic strategy for it has yet been established. We present herein an extremely rare case of a long-term surviving patient with PLELC showing subcutaneous metastasis.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 76-year-old woman was diagnosed unexpectedly as having PLELC based on a nodule on her back. After surgical resection of th ...[more]