Thymus-like phenotype in benign lymphoepithelial neoplasms of salivary glands: clinicopathological and molecular characterization and reappraisal of relationship to non-sebaceous lymphadenoma.

Abstract excerpt

Benign lymphoepithelial tumors of salivary glands had been restricted to sebaceous and non-sebaceous (NSLA) lymphadenomas. However, salivary neoplasms recapitulating carcinoma showing thymus-like elements (CASTLE) have been the subject of recent case reports. We reviewed clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular findings in 20 salivary gland tumors with thymus-like phenotype (18 histologically...

Topics

• Humans
• Male
• Female
• Aged
• Middle Aged
• Adult
• Aged, 80 and over
• Salivary Gland Neoplasms
• Phenotype
• Adenolymphoma
• Biomarkers, Tumor