Lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenomas with low-density zones resembling cystic change on computed tomography

Andrew Gibson; Ioannis Mavrikakis; Jack Rootman; Peter Dolman

doi:10.1097/IOP.0b013e31803eb18a

Lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenomas with low-density zones resembling cystic change on computed tomography

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 May-Jun;23(3):234-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31803eb18a.

Authors

Andrew Gibson¹, Ioannis Mavrikakis, Jack Rootman, Peter Dolman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 17519667
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31803eb18a

Abstract

We report 2 cases of pleomorphic adenoma with unusual radiologic findings. CT showed lacrimal gland masses dominated by low-density areas resembling cysts. Pathology revealed the lesions to be pleomorphic adenomas with myxomatous and/or cartilaginous features.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma, Pleomorphic / diagnostic imaging*
Adenoma, Pleomorphic / pathology
Adenoma, Pleomorphic / surgery
Adult
Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
Cysts / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Eye Neoplasms / pathology
Eye Neoplasms / surgery
Female
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / pathology
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / surgery
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*