First published online September 17, 2007
British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, 803-806
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/27788443
Computed tomography characteristics of primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Chung-Jen Huang, MD
1
Kwan-Yee Chan, MD
2
Ming-Yuan Lee, MD
3
Li-Han Hsu, MD
1
Nei-Min Chu, MD
4
An-Chen Feng, MPH
5
Chih-Teng Yu, MD
6 and
Horng-Chyuan Lin, MD
6
1 Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, 2 Department of Radiology, 3 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Service, 4 Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and 5 Department of Research, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 6 Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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Figure 1. A 65-year-old woman with primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the right lower lobe. The tumour is centrally located with bronchial encasement and cardiac invasion.
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Figure 2. A 46-year-old woman with primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the right lower lobe. The tumour is centrally located.
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Figure 3. A 51-year-old woman with primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the right middle lobe. The CT scan shows a pulmonary nodule with vascular encasement.
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Figure 4. A 61-year-old woman with primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the left lower lobe. The CT scan shows a large tumour with a pleural effusion.
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Figure 5. A 60-year-old woman with primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in the left lower lobe. The tumour is centrally located with bronchial encasement.
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