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Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region
We present two cases of Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) which were found in uncommon sites, the first at the right parotid salivary gland and the second at the base of the tongue. Both patients presented with painless neck masses and were diagnosed with histologic analysis. There is an association...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10127942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37113355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36694 |
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author | Venkatasamy, Rathakrishnan Ramasamy, Viji Rahim, Suhana Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh Mohamad Yunus, Mohd Razif |
author_facet | Venkatasamy, Rathakrishnan Ramasamy, Viji Rahim, Suhana Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh Mohamad Yunus, Mohd Razif |
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description | We present two cases of Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) which were found in uncommon sites, the first at the right parotid salivary gland and the second at the base of the tongue. Both patients presented with painless neck masses and were diagnosed with histologic analysis. There is an association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in the first case, but none was found in the second case. The primary and metastatic LEC are indistinguishable through histological studies. Therefore, examination of nasopharynx and neck imaging is vital to differentiate primary and metastatic LEC in non-nasopharyngeal sites. A collaboration between surgeons and pathologists is essential for accurate diagnosis of LEC. Radiotherapy is the main choice of treatment for LEC, similar to the cases in the nasopharynx. |
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spelling | pubmed-101279422023-04-26 Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region Venkatasamy, Rathakrishnan Ramasamy, Viji Rahim, Suhana Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh Mohamad Yunus, Mohd Razif Cureus Otolaryngology We present two cases of Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) which were found in uncommon sites, the first at the right parotid salivary gland and the second at the base of the tongue. Both patients presented with painless neck masses and were diagnosed with histologic analysis. There is an association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in the first case, but none was found in the second case. The primary and metastatic LEC are indistinguishable through histological studies. Therefore, examination of nasopharynx and neck imaging is vital to differentiate primary and metastatic LEC in non-nasopharyngeal sites. A collaboration between surgeons and pathologists is essential for accurate diagnosis of LEC. Radiotherapy is the main choice of treatment for LEC, similar to the cases in the nasopharynx. Cureus 2023-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10127942/ /pubmed/37113355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36694 Text en Copyright © 2023, Venkatasamy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Otolaryngology Venkatasamy, Rathakrishnan Ramasamy, Viji Rahim, Suhana Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh Mohamad Yunus, Mohd Razif Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title | Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title_full | Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title_fullStr | Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title_full_unstemmed | Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title_short | Uncommon Sites of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma in Head and Neck Region |
title_sort | uncommon sites of lymphoepithelial carcinoma in head and neck region |
topic | Otolaryngology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10127942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37113355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36694 |
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