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ArticleCancer diagnosis & prognosis

First Case Report of Bilateral Parotid Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma.

Willer Everton Feitosa Meneses, Pedro Henrique Cunha Lima DO Rego, Valdenor Neves Feitosa Junior, Herbert Tavares Palmeira, Douglas Henning Pinheiro Aragao, Andre Costa Teixeira, Pedro Lucena DE Aquino, Pedro Miguel Azevedo Pinheiro, Joao Pedro Targino Silva, Francisco Julimar Correia DE Menezes and 2 more

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Willer Everton Feitosa MenesesHead and Neck Surgery Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza Hospital, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Pedro Henrique Cunha Lima DO RegoHead and Neck Surgery Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza Hospital, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Valdenor Neves Feitosa JuniorHead and Neck Surgery Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza Hospital, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Herbert Tavares PalmeiraDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza Hospital, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Douglas Henning Pinheiro AragaoDepartment of Imaging Diagnosis, São Carlos Clinic Imaging, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Andre Costa TeixeiraDepartment of Pathology, Argos Pathology, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Pedro Lucena DE AquinoDepartment of Medicine, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Pedro Miguel Azevedo PinheiroDepartment of Radiotherapy, Regional Integrated Oncology Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Joao Pedro Targino SilvaDepartment of Medicine, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Francisco Julimar Correia DE MenezesDepartment of Medicine, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Matheus Januario DA SilvaDepartment of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Gabriel Gurgel Silva FernandesDepartment of Medicine, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.

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Abstract

Background/Aim: The parotid is the largest salivary gland and is located anteriorly to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and laterally to the ramus of the mandible. Neoplasms in this gland are relatively rare, with 80% being benign and 20% malignant, primarily represented by mucoepidermoid carcinoma. In the head and neck region, lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) accounts for 0.4% of malignant salivary gland tumors. Case Report: A 35-year-old man with no previous comorbidities was admitted to a Head and Neck Surgery Specialty Service for a painless right cervical mass of uncertain growth. Extensive diagnostic investigation revealed involvement of the contralateral parotid, associated with systemic lymph node enlargement. Thus, adjuvant radiotherapy was decided by the treating team. Conclusion: This case confirms the heterogeneous features and distinctive behavior that the disease can present, as seen with bilateral parotid LEC.

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Carcinomacase reportsparotid glandparotid neoplasms

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PMID38707721
PMCPMC11062164

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