Topal Ozgul, Erinanc Hilal
*Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University †Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.
J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Jul;28(5):e453-e454. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003662.
Lymphoepithelial carcinoma is a variant of undifferentiated carcinoma with characteristic dense lymphoid stroma in which nasopharynx is site of predilection. Racial and geographic association and Epstein-Barr virus positivity in endemic areas are other characteristics of this rare neoplasm. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma accounts for only 0.4% of malignant salivary gland tumors. The authors present a patient with Epstein-Barr virus positive lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland in a nonendemic region. Besides this, synchronous pleomorphic adenoma in the contralateral submandibular gland caused a challenge in making initial therapeutic decision.
