Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast is uncommon with only 21 patients documented in the literature. It can wrongly be diagnosed as medullary carcinoma and certain types of lymphoma due to undifferentiated proliferation of malignant epithelial cells with prominent lymphoid infiltration. In...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 32; no. 18; p. 18
Main Authors Fadila, Kouhen, Faycal, Abbad, Lamiaa, Jabri, Mohammed, Belghiti, Nabil, Ismaili
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 01.01.2019
The African Field Epidemiology Network
The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects
Breast cancer
Cancer therapies
Case Report
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Health sciences
Hospitals
Lymphatic system
lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Lymphoma
Mammography
Metastasis
Patients
Radiation therapy
rare
Surgery
Morocco
lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Breast cancer
rare
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Summary:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast is uncommon with only 21 patients documented in the literature. It can wrongly be diagnosed as medullary carcinoma and certain types of lymphoma due to undifferentiated proliferation of malignant epithelial cells with prominent lymphoid infiltration. In this paper, we present a case of LELC of the breast in a 64-year-old female with breast LELC and a discussion based on a review of the literature.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2019.32.18.15978