Adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland with metastasis to the preauricular lymph nodes and parotid gland.
We describe a 68-year-old man with adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland with metastatic spread to the ipsilateral preauricular lymph nodes and parotid gland. The patient died of metastatic lung involvement. Metastasis to the preauricular nodes and parotid gland by malignant lacrimal gland tumours is rare.
Jordan
D R
DR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa.
Addison
D J
DJ
Watson
A G
AG
McLeish
W A
WA
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D004423:Ear; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed