Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas are carcinomas that arise outside of the nasopharynx, but resemble a lymphoepithelioma histologically.
lymphoepithelioma A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).
Lymphoepithelioma (Schminke tumor).
Transitional cell tumors.
Well to poorly differentiated grade.
Keratinizing or nonkeratinizing variety.
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Undifferentiated or poorly differentiated carcinoma, including lymphoepithelioma and anaplastic variants (WHO type 3). Many types of nasopharyngeal cancer contain white blood cells, and these lymphocytes give it the name of lymphoepithelioma.
 See also: Carcinoma, Cancer, Surgery, Epithelioma, Astasis
  
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