title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising in the inferior orbit without evidence of lacrimal gland involvement.
abstract: A 60-year-old woman sought treatment for right orbital fullness and intermittent headache. CT revealed an inferior orbital mass along the inferior rectus muscle. Incisional biopsy revealed an adenoid cystic carcinoma. Orbital exenteration followed by concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy was performed. The lacrimal gland was uninvolved by tumor microscopically. Although rare, adenoid cystic carcinoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of an orbital tumor, because the unusual location of an orbital adenoid cystic carcinoma may make its early detection difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuai-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hui-Chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kau
authors.forename: Ching-Fen
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Muh-Hwa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chieh-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shu-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents