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Carcinoma tipo linfoepitelioma primario pulmonar: presentación de un casoDOI: 10.4321/S0378-48352006000800005 Keywords: lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, lung, caucasian, chemotherapy. Abstract: purpose: lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung is a rare diagnosis in our country. we report a case in a caucasian patient, and make a bibliographic review of the entity. material and methods: a 54 year old male patient was diagnosed of having a lung lymphoepithelioma-like stage iib carcinoma, who was treated by surgery and radiotherapy. we describe the clinical evolution employing different chemotherapy combinations after tumor relapsing. conclusion: lung lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma seems highly responsive to chemo-radiotherapy, but the treatment of choice has not been determined.
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