Primary lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the hypopharynx.

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (lymphoepithelioma) is a neoplasm that may be found in nasopharynx, nasal fossae, maxillary sinus, base of the tongue, tonsil, thymus and parapharyngeal area. Such a tumor is extremely rare in the hypopharynx and the case described is the second so far reported in the world literature, after the first case by Dockerty et al. (1968). The tumor is morphologically identical to those arising in other organs. Our patient died ten months after diagnosis.