Ectopic lacrimal gland in the orbit identified by computerized axial transverse tomography.
A case of ectopic lacrimal gland within the orbit causing progressive exophthalmos and visual loss is presented. The orbital mass, identified by computerized axial transverse tomography, had characteristics which were different from other orbital tumors identified to date by this technique.
D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology