Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2020; 8(19): 4505-4511
Published online Oct 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4505
Table 1 Published literatures of upper urinary tract lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Ref.Case amountGender, AgeSite and pathological TNM stageLELC typeTreatmentDocumented follow-up period
Lopez-Beltran et al[3]1068 yr old (Range: 54-85); male: 8; female: 2All high grade; T stage: pT1: 2 (20%) pT2: 2 (20%) pT3: 6 (20%); renal pelvis: 4 (pT3N1: 3); ureter: 6 (pT3N1: 2,pT3N0: 1)Pure type: 3 (pT3: 1); predominant type: 7 (pT3: 5)Radical nephrectomy + adjuvant chemotherapy: 4 (all pT3); radical nephrectomy: 1; nephroureterectomy+ chemotherapy: 1(pT3); nephroureterectomy:2(pT3:1); ureterectomy: 2; all pT3N1predominant LELC at renal pelvis received radical nephrectomy+ adjuvant chemotherapyMaximal 4.8 yr; cancer-related death: 4 (40%) (all pT3); overall survival of pT3N1 predominant LELC at renal pelvis: 7 ± 3 mo (range: 4-10 mo)
Haga et al[4]175-year-old femaleLeft renal pelvis; pT1N1M0PureLaparoscopic nephroureterectomy; no adjuvant therapies3 yr, no recurrence
Yamada et al[5]175-year-old femaleLeft renal pelvis; pT3N0M0Not mentionedLeft nephrectomy; no adjuvant therapies6 mo; no recurrence
Modi et al[6]175 year-old femaleRight renal pelvis; pT3N1M0Mixed; predominantRight radical nephroureterectomy; no adjuvant therapies6 mo; no recurrence
Ahn et al[7]165-year-old femaleRight renal pelvis; pT3N0M0Mixed; predominantLaparoscopic right radical nephroureterectomy; no adjuvant therapies6 mo; no recurrence
Valverde Martínez et al[8]2 (one is at low urinary tract)74-year-old femaleLeft renal pelvis; pT4N1M0pureLeft radical nephrectomy + adjuvant chemotherapy( cisplatin, gemcitabine)Recurrent at the 5th yr
Wen et al[9]164-year-old maleRight middle ureterMixed, predominantRght radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision; no adjuvant therapies6 mo; no recurrence
Terai et al[10]173-year-old maleRight ureter; pT2N0M0PureRight laparoscopic nephroureterectomy; no adjuvant therapies30 mo; no recurrence
Tamas et al[11]30 (only 1 at renal pelvis; the rests are at low urinary tract)Not mentionedRenal pelvis; pT3NxMixedRadical nephrectomy + adjuvant chemotherapy34 mo; no recurrence