title: Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland manifesting as exophthalmos in adolescence--case report.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl presented with a pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland manifesting as left painless exophthalmos which had persisted for 3 years. Computed tomography revealed a tumor about 15 mm in diameter in the superolateral site of the left orbit. The tumor was removed completely by combined orbitofrontal craniotomy through a transcranial approach. Histological examination demonstrated the growth of tumor cells as glandular cavities or sheets, with myxoid and partly chondroid connective tissue stroma. Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland is unusual in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology*; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010784:Photomicrography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed