Aj. Han et al., Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung with a better prognosis - A clinicopathologic study of 32 cases, AM J CLIN P, 115(6), 2001, pp. 841-850
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33
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Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
The purpose of our study was to clarify, the prognosis of lymphoepithelioma
-like carcinoma (LELC) of the lung, which is rare. We analyzed the clinicop
athologic features of 32 cases of pulmonary LELC and compared the cases wit
h 84 cases of pulmonary non-LELC with available long-term follow-up informa
tion. The results show that LELC of the lung as a distinct entity has a bet
ter prognosis than non-LELC. We found a significant difference in the survi
val rates between patients with LELC and patients with non-LELC in stage II
and stages III and IV respectively. Tumor recurrence and necrosis (5% or m
ore of tumor) are associated with a poor prognosis. It seems that the histo
logic typing (Regaud type and Schmincke type) of pulmonary LELC is of no cl
inical value.