title: Intraoral lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the minor salivary glands.
abstract: The occurrence of lymphoepithelial carcinoma in the oral cavity is extremely rare and a case with involvement of minor salivary glands is very uncommon. We describe a case of LELC of the oral cavity with involvement of the upper lip and of minor salivary glands. The tumour was described at the clinical and instrumental level; moreover, its histopathological phenotype was defined. Finally, the problems of differential diagnosis and the most appropriate therapeutic approaches are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Orthodontics and Oral Surgery, Second University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Dardo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Menditti
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laino
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: Mariarosaria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boccellino
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Avino
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldi
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery