lymphoepithelioma

lymphoepithelioma
lym·pho·epi·the·li·o·ma (lim″fo-ep″ĭ-the″le-oґmə) a pleomorphic, poorly differentiated transitional cell carcinoma arising from modified epithelium overlying the lymphoid tissue of the nasopharynx; it has a high frequency among young adults of East Asian extraction. Called also lymphoepithelial carcinoma and Regaud or Schmincke tumor.

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