title: Benign mixed tumor (pleomorphic adenoma) of the lacrimal gland in a 6-year-old boy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a 6-year-old boy who had benign mixed tumor (pleomorphic adenoma) of the lacrimal gland.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 6-year-old boy was referred for evaluation of a lacrimal fossa mass. We performed a lateral orbitotomy and excised the mass.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Histopathologic evaluation of the excised orbital mass disclosed a benign mixed tumor (pleomorphic adenoma) of the lacrimal gland.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Benign mixed tumors (pleomorphic adenomas) of the lacrimal gland are rare in children. However, they must be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric orbital masses because of the prognostic importance of removing a pleomorphic adenoma with the capsule intact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Faktorovich
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Char
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male