Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of Parotid Gland- A Case Report

• Main Authors: Sachin A. Badge, Nitin M. Gangane, Vitaladevnni B. Shivkumar, Satish M. Sharma
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad 2014
• Subjects: Carcinoma; Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma; Parotid Gland; Salivary Gland; Medicine; R; Medicine (General); R5-920; Indian; inuits
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/086c1a13c40c405d831a84b62e111879

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) is most commonly seen in the nasopharynx. Very rarely it is found in the salivary gland, preferably in parotid gland followed by submandibular gland where it accounts for 0.4% of all malignant salivary gland tumours. Most commonly it is seen in fifth decade with female predominance. Significant correlation has been reported between this tumour and the Epstein Barr virus (EBV).It has a racial predilection for Inuits,Chinese and Japanese. Very rarely it is found In Indians. So we present a case of LEC of parotid gland in a 23 year old male Indian patient. As this is a very radiosensitive tumour, surgery followed by radiotherapy remains the treatment of choice.