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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP2018

Benign lymphoepithelial cyst of parotid gland: Review and case report.

Jaya Joshi, Sonalee Shah, Deepak Agarwal, Ankit Khasgiwal

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Benign Lymphoepithelial Cyst of Parotid Glands in HIV Infected Patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy: A Narrative Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jaya JoshiDepartment of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sonalee ShahDepartment of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Deepak AgarwalDepartment of Oral Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ankit KhasgiwalDepartment of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Government Dental College and Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign lymphoepithelial cyst (BLC), also known as branchial cyst, is an infrequent lesion usually occurs in the parotid gland or the lateral cervical area including lymph nodes. It occurs due to the process of lymphocyte-induced cystic ductular dilatation and is always diagnosed postoperatively by histopathological examination (HPE). These dysontogenetic lesions are usually found in the lateral neck but can also be located in the salivary glands, mostly in the parotids. A 35-year-old male reported to Government Dental College, Indore, before 3 years, with a soft, nontender, gradually increasing, compressible diffuse swelling involving the left parotid gland for the last 9-10 months of size 3.5 cm × 2.5 cm × 4.5 cm at the time of presentation with normal Stensen's duct and facial nerve function. ELISA test was negative, biochemistry indicated high protein content of aspirated fluid and magnetic resonance imaging showed hypertense cystic fluid in both T1- and T2-weighted images, suggesting high protein or hemorrhage and negating a solid lesion. Superficial parotidectomy was done with nonincidental healing. HPE of excisional tissue revealed it to be BLC.

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Benign lymphoepithelial cystbranchial cystmagnetic resonance imaging

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PMID29491615
PMCPMC5824528
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