Case Report, Int J Ophthalmic Pathol Vol: 4 Issue: 1
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland
| Louis Savar1, Eve E Moscato1*, Richard Kennedy2 and Naser Said-Al-Naief3 | |
| 1Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA | |
| 2Department of Pathology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA | |
| 3Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Lomda Linda, CA, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Eve E. Moscato Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Tel: (415) 923-3007; Fax: (415) 923-6586 E-mail: moscatoe@vision.ucsf.edu |
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| Received: October 07, 2014 Accepted: November 27, 2014 Published: December 02, 2014 | |
| Citation: Savar L, Moscato EE, Kennedy R, Al-Naief S (2015) Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland. Int J Ophthalmic Pathol 4:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8599.1000153 |
Abstract
The clinicopathologic features of an isolated, primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland in a 65-year-old woman are discussed. The patient presented with a painless, slowly growing, anterior orbital mass, which appeared well circumscribed without bony involvement on imaging. Excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination revealed the mass to be adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. The histology of other epithelial lacrimal gland tumors is discussed with a review of the literature. This case highlights the importance of having a wide differential diagnosis when treating orbital neoplasms.
