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Lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma of the palate: report of a case with a 15‐year follow‐up
Author(s) -
Aydıntuğ Y.S.,
Okçu K.M.,
Şençimen M.,
Altuğ H.A.,
Safalı M.,
Haznedaroğlu M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2009.01041.x
Subject(s) - lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma , medicine , hard palate , infiltration (hvac) , carcinoma , lymphoepithelioma , lymphocytic infiltration , pathology , dentistry , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , surgery , radiation therapy , virus , epstein–barr virus , physics , thermodynamics , virology
Abstract Lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma (LEC), an undifferentiated carcinoma with pronounced lymphocytic infiltration, is often seen in the nasopharynx as well as in other areas. Intraoral LELC is rare, as reflected by the paucity of cases reported in a major centre, which equates to less than one case per year. The literature search revealed that intraoral LELC has a male predilection [1.5 to 1]. Here we report a case of LELC of the hard palate in a 39‐year‐old woman operated in 1994.