[Palpebral form of mixed tumor of the lacrimal gland. Apropos of a case].
The clinico-pathological findings in a 45-year-old male patient with a lacrimal gland tumor are reported. This tumor had a spontaneous course of about nine years before it was resected. The clinical presentation was unusual as the tumor appeared as a nodular well-circumscribed swelling of the lateral part of the left superior eyelid. Imaging techniques did not reveal any involvement of the orbital part of the lacrimal gland. However a wide supero-lateral approach was chosen to achieve monobloc resection. Histopathology showed the typical features of an encapsulated pleomorphic adenoma, with no suspicious cytologic changes. Complete resection had a total curative effect for the patient. A wide lateral approach seems to be mandatory for tumors of the lacrimal gland to avoid partial resection and local recurrences.
D'Hermies
F
F
Service d'Ophtalmologie Hôtel Dieu, Paris.
Mourier
L
L
Wastl
J P
JP
Elmaleh
C
C
Cophignon
J
J
Renard
G
G
Pouliquen
Y
Y
D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology*
Forme palpébrale d'une tumeur mixte de la glande lacrymale. A propos d'une observation.