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ArticleCase reports in surgery2018

Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report Unveiling Several Clinical and Histopathological Challenges.

Tarek Aridi, Mohamad Fawwaz, Ahmad Kassab, Marwan Bahmad, Faisal Houcheimi, Mohamad Mshiek, Fouad Boulos, Ali Kanj, Ghassan Ramadan, Hisham F Bahmad and 1 more

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Article in Case reports in surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tarek AridiFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohamad FawwazFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ahmad KassabFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Marwan BahmadFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Faisal HoucheimiFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohamad MshiekFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fouad BoulosDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-1921-081X
Ali KanjDepartment of Radiology, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon.
Ghassan RamadanDepartment of General Surgery, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon.
Hisham F BahmadDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-3799-2595
Najla FakhruddinDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-2719-9921
Beirut Arab University · LBAmerican University of Beirut · LBAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center · LBHammoud Hospital University Medical Center · LB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the breast is an extremely rare tumor type. Histologically, it mimics undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by demonstrating nests of neoplastic epithelial cells in a background of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates. This paper reports a 62-year-old female patient with a 3 × 1.5 cm BI-RADS type IV breast mass diagnosed on excisional biopsy as LELC. The tumor is negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors and did not overexpress HER2/neu. Routine tests for clearance before surgery were performed, and patient was managed by a modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection showing no residual tumor. Surgical CAse REports (SCARE) guidelines were followed for reporting our case. The rarity of LELC of the breast warrants the establishment and implementation of well-defined guidelines and criteria for diagnosis and management.

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