Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2018 Nov;61(11):611-614. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00199.

A Case of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma in the Thyroid Gland

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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. santa@dau.ac.kr

Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma exhibits immunohistochemically similar features to lymphoepithelioma and commonly occurs in the skin, salivary gland, breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, liver, urinary tract, prostate, vulva and vagina. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma from the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We recently experienced a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of thyroid gland in a 28-year-old female, who presented a thyroid nodule that was suspicious of papillary carcinoma. We report this unusual case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of thyroid gland with a brief review of literature.

Keyword

Thyroidectomy; Thyroid gland; Undifferentiated carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Papillary
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Liver
Lung
Prostate
Salivary Glands
Skin
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Nodule
Thyroidectomy
Urinary Tract
Vagina
Vulva
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