Open AccessAn atypical nonsebaceous lymphadenoma with diffuse lymphoepithelial differentiation
Author(s) -
MinKyung Yeo,
Da Mi Kim,
Jin–Man Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.191810
Subject(s) - pathology , atypia , nuclear atypia , salivary gland , biology , medicine , immunohistochemistry
Nonsebaceous lymphadenoma is an uncommon salivary gland tumor. It consists of lymphoid and epithelial components that lack sebaceous differentiation. Herein, we present a 44-year-old woman with left a submandibular gland tumor. The tumor is well-circumscribed and solid without ductal or cystic formation. The epithelial cells intermingle with lymphoplasma cells. The epithelial cells show moderate cytologic atypia and a few mitoses with no viral infection. Histologically, the tumor had features of nonsebaceous lymphadenoma with unusual findings of nuclear atypia and marked lymphoepithelial differentiation. Atypical nonsebaceous lymphadenoma with diffuse lymphoepithelial differentiation is rare and important to recognize to avoid misdiagnosis.