title: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the minor salivary gland.
abstract: Undifferentiated carcinoma of the minor salivary glands has been rarely reported in the world literature. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma, which is a variant of undifferentiated carcinoma, is distinguished from small cell and large cell undifferentiated carcinoma by its association with benign lymphoepithelial lesions. We report a case of a lymphoepithelial carcinoma developing in a minor salivary gland of the oral cavity in a 69-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a lymphoepithelial carcinoma arising from a minor salivary gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolarynglogy, Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La, USA.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Worley
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Daroca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology