We described a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the lung of a 65-year-old man with initial symptoms of intermittent chest pain and mild ...CaseReportsinPulmonology+JournalMenuPDFJournaloverviewForauthorsForreviewersForeditorsTableofContentsSubmitCaseReportsinPulmonology/2013/ArticleArticleSectionsOnthispageAbstractIntroductionCaseReportDiscussionConclusionReferencesCopyrightCaseReport|OpenAccessVolume2013|ArticleID143405|https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/143405Yuan-ChunHuang,ChingHsueh,Shang-YunHo,Chiung-YingLiao,"Lymphoepithelioma-LikeCarcinomaoftheLung:AnUnusualCaseandLiteratureReview",CaseReportsinPulmonology,vol.2013,ArticleID143405,4pages,2013.https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/143405ShowcitationLymphoepithelioma-LikeCarcinomaoftheLung:AnUnusualCaseandLiteratureReviewYuan-ChunHuang,1,2ChingHsueh,1Shang-YunHo,1andChiung-YingLiao11DepartmentofMedicalImaging,ChanghuaChristianHospital,No.135NanxiaoStreet,Changhua500,Taiwan2DepartmentofRadiology,ChanghuaChristianHospital,ErlinBranch,No.558,Section1,DachengRoad,ErlinTownship,Changhua526,TaiwanShowmoreAcademicEditor:S.Al-SaadReceived28Aug2013Accepted19Sep2013Published30Oct2013Wedescribedacaseoflymphoepithelioma-likecarcinoma(LELC)ofthelungofa65-year-oldmanwithinitialsymptomsofintermittentchestpainandmildshortnessofbreathfor2weeks.Aright-lungmasswasnotedonchestcomputedtomography(CT)scanandwasprovedhistopathologicallyasLELCoflungaftervideo-assistedthorascopiclobectomy.Hewassuccessfullytreatedwithlobectomywithpostoperativeadjuvantchemotherapyandisalivewithoutsignsofrecurrencefor36monthsafterthediagnosis.Itisimportantforclinicians,pathologists,andradiologiststounderstandtheclinical,pathological,andradiologicalpresentationsofthisneoplasmtoavoidimproperclinicaldecisionmakingandmisdiagnosis.1.IntroductionLELCofthelungwasfirstreportedin1987[1].PrimaryLELCofthelungisarareentitythathasrecentlybeenincludedasasubtypeofvariantsoflargecellcarcinomaintheWorldHealthOrganization’shistologicclassificationoflungtumors[2].Beingara