Chemodectoma of the orbit.
The histological and clinical features of a primary chemodectoma arising in the orbit are described. It is suggested that the tumour may have arisen from chemoreceptor tissue in the area of the lacrimal gland.
D000368:Aged; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae