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ArticleJournal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute2022

Demographics, clinical features, and prognosis of rare lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma across different anatomic sites.

Xiaoqian Zhai, Jiewei Liu, Donghao Lu, Qinghua Zhou

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Article in Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Xiaoqian Zhai *Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 363, Section 3, Furong Avenue, Yongning Town, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China. xiaoqzhai@163.com.
Jiewei Liu *Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 363, Section 3, Furong Avenue, Yongning Town, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China.
Donghao LuDepartment of Head and Neck Cancer, Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qinghua ZhouLung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 363, Section 3, Furong Avenue, Yongning Town, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is an unusual histological malignancy type. Due to the rarity of this disease, we used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to investigate comprehensively and systematically the prognosis factor of LELC.

methodsWe identified 2079 patients diagnosed with LELC during 1973-2015 from the SEER database. LELC was classified according to the tumor site. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and estimated the hazard ratio (HR) of overall mortality of LELC at each site.

resultsThe nasopharynx was the most frequent site where LELC (58%) occurred. A large percentage of nasopharyngeal and pulmonary LELC patients were of Asian descent (44.5 and 32.56%, respectively). Furthermore, the majority of LELC patients were rather young when diagnosed. However, urinary bladder LELC and digestive system LELC (mean age: 69.03 and 68.05 years, respectively) were mainly to be found in older patients. Then according to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, we found that patients with pulmonary LELC had worse survival. After adjusting for clinical tumor characteristics, pulmonary LELC patients were at increased risk of overall mortality compared with nasopharyngeal LELC either at the localized stage (HR 3.12, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.55-6.26. P < 0.01) or at the regional stage (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.03-2.88 P = 0.04).

conclusionsIn conclusion, we found that urinary bladder and digestive system LELCs mainly were diagnosed in old people and different from other LELCs. Pulmonary LELC patients might have a bad prognosis. The origination site may represent a predictive factor for determining survival in patients with LELC.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellAgedDemographyHumansPrognosisClinical featuresLymphoepithelioma-like carcinomaOrigination sitePrognosisSurvival rate

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