Korean J Dermatol.  2011 May;49(5):477-479.

Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Upper Eyelid

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. parkhjmd@medimail.co.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a neoplasm at extranasal sites with striking histological similarity to lymphoepithelioma arising in the nasopharynx. The tumor is composed of islands of pleomorphic cells with a lymphocytic infiltrate. The head and neck are the principal locations for this tumor, which occurs in the skin. Differential diagnoses include squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell tumor, lymphoma, cutaneous lymphadenoma, malignant melanoma, and metastatic lymphoepithelioma. Here, we report a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin in a 78 year-old male who had a firm nodule on the right upper eyelid. He was treated with wide excision and local flap coverage. The patient had been disease-free for more than 1 year.

Keyword

Eyelid; Lymphoepithelioma; Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis, Differential
Eyelids
Head
Humans
Islands
Lymphoma
Male
Melanoma
Nasopharynx
Neck
Skin
Strikes, Employee
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