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Lacrimal Drainage System Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1779491
•Concept ID:
C5446454
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Lacrimal Drainage System Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma; Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System; Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System; Non-Keratinizing Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal-Type Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System; Nonkeratinizing Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal-Type Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System

Definition

A rare nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct. It is characterized by the presence of large cells with vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli, a syncytial growth pattern, and a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLacrimal Drainage System Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma

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