Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
Translational Research Program, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
World J Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul 24;17(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1671-z.
Dissemination of lung cancer to cutaneous sites usually results in a poor prognosis. Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PLELC) is a rare tumor, and no therapeutic strategy for it has yet been established. We present herein an extremely rare case of a long-term surviving patient with PLELC showing subcutaneous metastasis.
A 76-year-old woman was diagnosed unexpectedly as having PLELC based on a nodule on her back. After surgical resection of the primary and metastatic lesions, she has remained alive with no recurrence for over 5 years without any additional therapy.
Even in the case of PLELC with subcutaneous metastasis, surgical management may afford a prognosis of long-term survival.
肺癌向皮肤部位扩散通常预示着不良预后。肺淋巴上皮瘤样癌(PLELC)是一种罕见的肿瘤,目前尚未确立针对它的治疗策略。我们在此报告一例极为罕见的 PLELC 长期生存患者,其表现为皮下转移。
一名 76 岁女性因背部结节而意外被诊断为 PLELC。在对原发和转移病灶进行手术切除后,患者未接受任何其他治疗,已无复发并存活超过 5 年。
即使 PLELC 发生皮下转移,手术治疗也可能带来长期生存的预后。