Pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland: diagnosis based on fine needle aspiration cytology.
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.
Lakhey
M
M
Department of Pathology, Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Thakur
S K
SK
Mishra
A
A
Rani
S
S
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged