title: Pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland: diagnosis based on fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: A 48 years old male patient presented with a mass in the supratemporal quadrant of orbit. Fine needle aspiration (FNAC) revealed a cellular tumour with a chondrimyxoid background and epithelial cells intermingled with mesenchymal cells in a fibrillary matrix. A diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland was made which was confirmed on histopathology. FNA is a rapid and accurate method in diagnosis of lacrimal gland tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhey
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rani
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged