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Malignant lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland: Poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with lymphoid stroma
Author(s) -
Redondo Clara,
Garcia Asunción,
Vazquez Fernando
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810715)48:2<289::aid-cncr2820480213>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - pathology , medicine , stroma , parotid gland , lesion , basal cell , lymphatic system , incidence (geometry) , immunohistochemistry , physics , optics
The case of a European patient with a malignant lymphoepithelial lesion of epithelial type is presented. This type of tumor has an exceptionally high incidence among Eskimos. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case reported with an ultrastructural study that demonstrates the squamous nature of the tumor cells.