Ectopic lymph node of the orbit simulating a lacrimal gland tumor.
A 47-year-old woman had a tumor in the lacrimal gland region of the orbit for 20 years which was histologically diagnosed as a large lymph node. The ectopic lymph node was probably congenital.
D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology