title: Malignant lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Malignant lymphoepithelial lesions are rare tumors of the major salivary glands. They most often occur in Asians and Greenland Eskimos and are strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. We report a case of a malignant lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland that developed in an Italian-American woman whose serology was positive for Epstein-Barr virus antibody. The patient underwent a left total parotidectomy and upper neck dissection, followed by radiation therapy. At the 2-year follow-up, she remained free of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shemen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saw
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology