Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast presenting as breast abscess

Table 1 Summary of reported cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast

Case	Ref.	Year	Age	Presenting problem	Size(cm)	Lymph node (Y/N)	Surgery	Chemotherapy (Y/N) (agent listed if known)	Radiation therapy (Y/N)	Outcome (mo)1	ER status	PR status	Her2 status	EBV
1	Kumar et al[2]	1994	65		2	N	Mastectomy	NR	NR	7	+	+	NR	NR
							ALND
2	Cristina et al[3]	2000	54	Mass	1.5	N	Quadrantectomy	Y	N	6	+	-	-	-
							ALND
3	Dadmanesh et al[4]	2001	43	NR	1.9	Y	Quadranectomy	N	N	60	-	-	-	NR
4	Dadmanesh et al[4]	2001	53	NR	2	N	NR	N	N	72	-	-	-	NR
5	Dadmanesh et al[4]	2001	49	NR	1	N	Quadranectomy	N	N	2	-	-	-	NR
6	Dadmanesh et al-4[4]	2001	52	NR	2.7	N	Quadranectomy	N	N	36	+	-	-	NR
7	Dadmanesh et al[4]	2001	64	NR	2	N	Mastectomy	N	N	60	-	-	-	NR
8	Dadmanesh et al[4]	2001	69	NR	2.3	N	Mastectomy	N	Y	48	-	-	-	NR
9	Naidoo et al[10]	2001	50	Mass	2.5	Y	Wide local excision	N	N	3	NR	NR	NR	-
							ALND
10	Peştereli et al[13]	2002	56	Mass	1.9	Y	Modified radical mastectomy	Y	N	12	+	+	-	-
							ALND
11	Ilvan et al[6]	2004	59	Mass	3.5	N	Wide local excision	Y (Tamoxifen)	Y	52	+	+	NR	-
							ALND
12	Ilvan et al[6]	2004	67	Mass	1.1	N	Quadrantectomy	N	Y	46	+	+	NR	-
							ALND
13	Sanati et al[15]	2004	62	Mass	3	NR	NR	NR	NR	36	+	-	-
14	Kurose et al[9]	2005	47	Mass	2.8		Total mastectomy	Y	N	12	+	+	+	-
							ALND	(CEF)
							Tamoxifen
15	Saleh et al[14]	2005	51	Mass	2	Y	Lumpectomy	N	N	NR	-	-	NR	-
							ALND
16	Kulka et al[8]	2008	42	Mass	2.5	N	Lumpectomy	N	Y	NR	+	-	-	-
17	O’Sullivan-Meija et al[12]	2009	55	Abnormal mammo	2	N	Mastectomy	Y	Y	22	-	-	+	-
								(Trastuzumab)
18	Jeong et al[7]	2010	37	Mass	2.2	N	Modified mastectomy	Y	N	23	-	-	-	-
19	Dinniwell et al[5]	2012	55	Mass, tenderness	4	N	Excisional biopsy	N	Y	36	-	-	-	-
20	Nio et al[11]	2012	45	Mass	3	N	Quadrantectomy	Y	Y	NR	-	-	-	NR
							ALND
21	Present case	2012	64	Mass, tenderness	2	Y	Partial mastectomy	Y	Y	36	-	-	+	NR
							ALND	(AC + paclitaxel)

¹Time after initial surgical procedure;

²Contralateral (right) LELC 3 years after initial diagnosis. ALND: Axillary lymph node dissection; NR: Not reported; CEF: Cyclophosphamide, epirubicin hydrochloride, 5FU; AC: Doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide; LELC: Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma; ER: Estrogen-receptor; PR: Progesterone-receptor; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus.