title: Lacrimal fossa lesions: pictorial review of CT and MRI features.
abstract: A wide range of disease process involve the lacrimal gland/fossa. In this pictorial review, we use histology-proven cases to illustrate conditions that affect the lacrimal gland/fossa. CT and MRI features of neoplastic, inflammatory, infiltrative, and developmental conditions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaidhyanath
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sampath
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed