title: Unilateral proptosis arising from an ectopic lacrimal gland of the orbit.
abstract: This 4-year-old boy presented with an ectopic lacrimal gland in the right orbit. Computerized tomography scans revealed a well-encapsulated mass lesion in the right orbit with lateral wall destruction and extension to the subcutaneous tissue. A lateral orbital approach was performed. Although ectopic lacrimal gland tissue is rare in the orbit, this lesion can cause proptosis and orbital bone destruction in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. isolaroglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solaroğlu
authors.forename: Ozerk
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okutan
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaptanoğlu
authors.forename: Etem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beşkonakli
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed