title: [Analysis of the relationship between pathology and recurrence of primary lacrimal epithelial tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the relationship between pathology and recurrence of primary lacrimal epithelial tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  128 cases of primary lacrimal epithelial tumors including benign mixed tumor (74 cases, 57.8%), adenoid cystic carcinoma (22 cases, 17.2%) and malignant mixed tumor (18 cases, 14.1%) were subjected in the study. Pathological features were analyzed and compared with their recurrence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The recurrent rate of benign mixed tumor, adenoid cystic carcinoma and malignant mixed tumor was 23.0%, 18.2% and 27.8%, respectively. The recurrence of benign mixed tumor was statistically related to pathological classification and encapsulates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary lacrimal epithelial tumors show variant types and high recurrent rate. The pathological features were decisive in diagnosis, selection of treatment and the time of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Rong-jia
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xing-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018193:Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / Q000473:pathology*