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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;6(Suppl 1):S185-7.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.137464.

Lymphoepithelial cyst of the submandibular gland

A Saneem Ahamed  1 , V Sadesh Kannan  2 , K Velaven  3 , G R Sathyanarayanan  4 , J Roshni  1 , E Elavarasi  5
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Case Reports

Lymphoepithelial cyst of the submandibular gland

A Saneem Ahamed et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Lymphoepithelial cysts are benign, slowly growing unilocular or multilocular lesions that appear in the head and neck. They are also called Branchial cyst. The head and neck sites are the salivary glands(more commonly parotid and rarely submandibular gland) and the oral cavity (usually the floor of the mouth). there are various methods of investigation available today, of which Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be used to provide an immediate diagnosis of a lymphoepithelial cyst. The other investigations include, Ultrasonogram,and Computed tomography. It usually occurs due to the process of lymphocyte-induced cystic ductular dilatation and the confirmatory diagnosis is always made postoperatively by histopathological examination. The mainstay in the treatment of a lymphoepithelial cyst remains the surgical approach, which includes complete enucleation of the cyst along with total excision of the involved salivary gland. This is a report of a lymphoepithelial cyst involving the submandibular salivary gland and its management.

Keywords: Lyphoepithelial cyst; benign neck lesion malignant transformation; sub-mandibular gland.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Preoperative photo showing cyst on the left side sub-mandibular region
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography of the submandibular region shows a well encapsulated mass seen on the left submandibular region being attached to superficial part of left submandibular gland
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative photo after 2 weeks of excision
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