A Case of Pleomorphic Adenocarcinoma (Malignant Mixed Tumor) of the Lacrimal Gland.

Lee, Jae Lim; Jung, Byung Soo; Lee, Tae Hwan; Lee, Hae Young

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(10):1798-1803.
Published online October 1, 1995.

A Case of Pleomorphic Adenocarcinoma (Malignant Mixed Tumor) of the Lacrimal Gland.

Jae Lim Lee, Byung Soo Jung, Tae Hwan Lee, Hae Young Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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이재림(Jae Lim Lee),정병수(Byung Soo Jung),이태환(Tae Hwan Lee),이해영(Hae Young Lee)

Abstract

Pleomorphic adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland is a rare malignant epithelial tumor. It is commonly metastasize to regional lymph node at early stage and sometimes to the lungs and bone. A 64-year-old man visited with complaints of progressive orbital protrusion and visual disturbance on his left eye for five months. CT scans demonstrated a huge mass on the superotemporal portion of the left orbit. Histopathological diagnosis of pleomorphic adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland was made. Bone scintigram and chest CT scans demonstrated distant metastases to the bone and lungs. We report a case of malignant mixed tumor of the lacrimal gland with mltiple distance metastases.

Key Words: Lacrimal gland;Metastasis;Pleomorphic aderwcarcinoma