A Case of Adenoid Cystic CArcinoma of Unusually Located Lacrimal Gland.
- Author:
Ji Taek KIM
1
;
Jung Chul SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Hosptial.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma;
Epithelial neoplasms;
Lacrimal gland
- MeSH:
Adenoids*;
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*;
Exophthalmos;
Female;
Humans;
Lacrimal Apparatus*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial;
Optic Nerve;
Prognosis;
Survival Rate
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1998;39(12):2859-2863
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
An adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is the most common epithelial neoplasms in lacrimal gland. But it is rare in clinical practice and is poor prognosis below 50% at 2 year survival rate with various clinical management. We experienced a case of a 62-year-old woman who had complained just proptosis and no other tumor symtoms. Being different from the other adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, MRI revealed mass of the right superiotemporal lacrimal gland which was well demarcated and displaced in nasal area to the optic nerve and no metastasis to adjacent nerves and bones. We performed the lateral orbitotomy followed by macroscopical complete resection of tumors. The histopathologic findings revealed the adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland and were showed variable. So we would report our case with a brief review of the literature.
