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Epidemiology, Outcome, And Prognostic Factors Of Oropharyngeal Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma: A Population-Based Analysis Using The Seer Database, Serena Lee
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Introduction: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) in the oropharynx is rare. Current understanding of the disease is derived mainly from case reports and small case series, prompting further elucidation of its epidemiology and prognostic factors that affect outcome. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to examine demographic characteristics, clinicopathologic features, and prognostic factors in patients with oropharyngeal LEC. Methods: The U.S. National Cancer Institute’s SEER registry was queried to obtain data on patients with primary oropharyngeal LEC from 1975 to 2016. Variables examined include age at diagnosis, sex, race, year of diagnosis, primary site of tumor origin, tumor size, extent, …