Lymphoepithelial cysts of the parotid gland and its lymph nodes have been known for nearly 100 years, but only in the past half-decade have they gained clinical prominence, if not significance. The lymphoepithelial cysts can now be added to the growing list of clinicopathologic manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus-associated diseases.
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