Muzaffer METİNTAŞ, Sinan ERGİNEL, İrfan UÇGUN, Füsun ALATAŞ, Kısmet BİLDİRİCİ, Güntülü AK, Betül PEKER

Primary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung

Lenfoepitelyoma benzeri karsinom (LEBK), en sık nazofarenkste gözlenir. Ancak tükürük bezi, timus, akciğer, mide ve deri gibi birçok alandan köken alabilir. Akciğerin primer LEBK’si çok nadirdir. Literatürde sınırlı sayıda olgu bulunmaktadır. Biz 66 yaşındaki erkek hastanın akciğerinde saptadığımız T2N0M0 evresindeki lenfoepitelyoma benzeri karsinomu sunduk. İmmünhistokimyasal analizde Epstein-Barr virüs negatifti. Nazofarenks muayenesi ve bilgisayarlı tomogrofi normal olarak değerlendirildi.

Akciğerin primer lenfoepitelyoma benzeri karsinomu

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC), best known to occur in the nasopharynx, can arise in a variety of sites, such as the salivary gland, thymus, lung, stomach, and skin. Primary LELC of the lung is very rare, with only limited information in the literature. We presented a case of a 66-year-old white man with a T2N0M0 lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung. Immunohistochemical analysis was negative for Epstein-Barr virus. Observation of the nasopharynx and a computerized tomography of the cavum were normal.

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