A Case of Combined Therapy for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland.
- Author:
Ki Kong DO
1
;
Wan Soo KIM
;
Do Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma;
Lacrimal gland;
Postoperative radiation;
Resection
- MeSH:
Adenoids*;
Adult;
Blood Vessels;
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*;
Female;
Humans;
Lacrimal Apparatus*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1996;37(5):835-840
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of lacrimal gland is the most common epithelial neoplasms of the lacrimal gland. This highly invasive tumor disseminates hematogenously, but also infiltrates between tissue planes along nerves and blood vessels into the surrounding bone, represents low rate of the survival and difficult to cure. We experienced the case of a 41-year-old woman who had complained pain and downward displacement of the right eye. These symptoms had been occured 5 months ago. The MRI and the histopathologic findings revealed adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right lacrimal gland. We performed the lateral orbitotomy followed by macroscopical complete resection of tumors being different from radical therapy. The patient received 6.000 cGy of postoperative radiation for prevention of recurrence of tumor. While she has been treated from 9 months ago, there was no evidence of metastasis and recurrence, and we obtained good cosmetic results with our treatment modality. So we present our case with a brief review of the literature.
