Response to the comment on “Ectopic thymic carcinoma of the parotid gland”

We wish to respond to the authors of the Letter to the Editor regarding our recently reported case of an ectopic thymic carcinoma (ETC) of the parotid gland1. In their letter, the authors raise the possibility of additional differential diagnostic considerations for our patient ’s tumour, specifically parotid lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) and metastatic nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelial carcinoma, the latter in light of the tumour’s Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) positivity and CD5 negativity.
Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research