A Case of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma in the Thyroid Gland.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00199
- Author:
Young Jin LOH
1
;
Hyungi GIM
;
Jong Chul HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. santa@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyroidectomy;
Thyroid gland;
Undifferentiated carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast;
Carcinoma;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Liver;
Lung;
Prostate;
Salivary Glands;
Skin;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Nodule;
Thyroidectomy;
Urinary Tract;
Vagina;
Vulva
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2018;61(11):611-614
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.