A spindle-cell myoepithelioma of the lacrimal gland.
A middle-aged woman developed unilateral, painless proptosis that increased slowly over 1 year. A clinical diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland was supported by computed tomographic scanning and the tumor was excised. On histological examination the tumor proved to be a benign, myxoid myoepithelioma of spindle-cell type. Although occasionally seen in the salivary glands, to our knowledge, this tumor has not previously been described in the lacrimal gland.
Heathcote
J G
JG
Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hurwitz
J J
JJ
Dardick
I
I
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*