title: Slow-growing large pleomorphic adenoma of ectopic lacrimal gland tissue in the upper eyelid.
abstract: A few cases of pleomorphic adenoma of an ectopic lacrimal gland involving the deep orbit and lateral canthus have been previously reported. A 75-year-old female with a slow-growing, large pleomorphic adenoma arising from ectopic lacrimal gland tissue in the left upper eyelid is described in the present case report.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz, University Hospital, King Saud University, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Adel H
authors: AH
authors: Alsuhaibani
keywords: Ectopic; Lacrimal gland; Pleomorphic adenoma
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