Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회지)

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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MR Imaging of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in the Posterior Cervical Space: A Case Report

후경부에서 발견된 임파상피성암종의 자기공명영상 소견: 증례 보고

  • Lee, Seok-Hoon (Department of Radiology, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cheong, Ki-Woong (Department of Radiology, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Young-Ok (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine)
  • 이석훈 (을지대학교 의과대학 을지병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 정기웅 (을지대학교 의과대학 을지병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 홍영옥 (을지대학교 의과대학 을지병원 해부병리과)
  • Received : 2010.08.05
  • Accepted : 2010.08.20
  • Published : 2010.12.01
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Abstract

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma is a rare category of malignant neoplasm that consists of undifferentiated malignant epithelial cells admixed with lymphocytes. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma predominantly occurs in the upper aero-digestive tract and only few cases of metastasis in the posterior cervical space have currently been reported. We report here on a case of lymphoepithelial carcinoma in the posterior cervical space.

임파상피성암종은 미분화성 악성 상피세포와 림프구로 구성된 매우 드문 악성종양이다. 임파상피성암종은 대부분 호흡기계 및 상부 소화기계에서 발견되며 후경부에서는 아직까지 일부 전이암의 증례만이 보고되었다. 우리는 후경부에서 발견된 임파상피성암종의 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

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