Lymphoepithelial cysts of the oral cavity. A clinicopathologic study of thirty-eight cases.
A series of thirty-eight new cases of lymphoepithelial cysts of the oral mucous membranes is reported. Their clinical and histologic features are analyzed, and the differential diagnosis between the lymphoepithelial cyst and hyperplastic lymphoid tissue with epithelium-lined crypt is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology