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Management of a Rare Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of the Submandibular Gland in Elderly

Sairin ME 1 , Yahya N 1 , Kuan CY 1 , Yunus MRM 2 , Abdullah MK 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 ORL Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah, Jalan Salleh, 84000 Muar, Johor Malaysia
  • 2 2ORL Head and Neck Surgery Department, UKM Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2019 Oct;71(Suppl 1):18-20.
PMID: 31741921 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-015-0940-6

Abstract

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) of salivary glands is a rare malignant salivary gland tumour and demonstrates genetic and regional distribution. It commonly occurs in major salivary gland especially parotid gland. We report a case of LEC of submandibular gland occurring in a 70 year-old lady.

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