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Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LELCS) is a rare neoplasm of unknown etiology and low malignant potential, microscopically similar to undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, first described by Swanson et al. in 1988.
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Rongioletti, F. (2015). Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma. In: Rare Malignant Skin Tumors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2023-5_7
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