Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland: Is Radiotherapy Alone Adequate?
Author(s) -
Orit KaidarPerson,
Abraham Kuten,
Salem Billan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2011/618650
Subject(s) - salivary gland , medicine , lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma , radiation therapy , carcinoma , oncology , immunology , virus , epstein–barr virus
. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the salivary gland is a rare tumor. Currently, surgery with or without radiotherapy is the recommended treatment for all salivary gland carcinomas. However, in contrast to other high-grade salivary gland carcinomas, LELCs are considered radiosensitive. There are only a few published reports of radiotherapy alone for the treatment of salivary gland LELC. Case . We present two cases of LELC of the salivary gland. One was treated with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy, and the other was given a single cycle of chemotherapy and then radiotherapy. Currently, both patients have no evidence of disease. Conclusion . Radiotherapy as a single modality should be reevaluated. The role of systemic chemotherapy to gain systemic control should be addressed due to noteworthy metastatic disease.
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