Case Report

Lymphoepihelioma-like Carcinoma of the Skin in the Mediterranean

10.5152/cjms.2020.1282

  • Hanife Özkayalar
  • İbrahim Orgun Deren
  • Gamze Mocan

Received Date: 24.08.2019 Accepted Date: 11.09.2019 Cyprus J Med Sci 2020;5(3):274-276

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LELSC) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with a low malignant potential. The neoplasm microscopically similar to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. LELSC is mostly found in the sun-exposed regions of the body. This case report presents an 88-year-old woman with a 7 × 6 mm nodule on the forehead. The Mediterranean region is one of the regions where the sunlight is dense and our patient is the first case which seen and reported in this region.

Keywords: Lymphoepithelioma, skin, sun, light