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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 10, 2014; 5(5): 1107-1112
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1107
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1107
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast presenting as breast abscess
Ikumi Suzuki, Saranya Chumsri, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Pimchandr Chakkabat, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Lindsay Goicochea, Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Cristina Campassi, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Author contributions: All the authors contributed to this work.
Correspondence to: Saranya Chumsri, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Room S9D15B, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. schumsri@umm.edu
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Received: March 21, 2014
Revised: September 2, 2014
Accepted: October 31, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Revised: September 2, 2014
Accepted: October 31, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: We present a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the breast, which is a rare tumor type that can be difficult to diagnose. This particular case is the first case of LELC of the breast presenting as an abscess with radiologic and histologic studies as well as literature review of this rare tumor.