Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Jun;39(6):728-730.
A Case of Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Skin
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul, Korea. meatus@hitel.net
Abstract
- Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinonma of the skin(LELCS) is a rare tumor with a microscopic resemblance to lymphoepitheliomatous tumors of the nasopharynx. Less than 100 examples of LELCS are having been reported since its initial description in 1988. Elderly patient are preferentially affected, and the skin of the head and neck is the principal location for this neoplasm. We report a 70 year-old male patient who had brownish colored, moderately firm nodule on the left malar area of the face. Histopathologically, the nodule showed features of LELCS and he was treated with excision and local flap coverage.
