title: Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland: a case report.
abstract: Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma affects glandular structures, occurring mostly in major salivary glands and less commonly in the lacrimal gland. We present a rare case in the lacrimal gland. We highlight the importance of keeping this rare tumor in mind and the early detection of symptoms because such a malignant transformation could occur in pleomorphic adenomas, with the proportion dependent on the duration of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tzu-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Li-Chen
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Mei-Ching
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Hsien-Yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Jen-Ching
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Michael Cheng-Tek
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed