Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery  2018;61(11):611-614

doi:10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00199

A Case of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma in the Thyroid Gland.

Young Jin LOH 1 ; Hyungi GIM ; Jong Chul HONG

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Keywords

Thyroidectomy; Thyroid gland; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Country

Republic 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.