Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma
The pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland presents as a painless, progressive, slowly growing supero-temporal swelling with variable proptosis. This tumor is usually found in adults and extremely rare in teenage. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland which...
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doaj-3b67d80fa9e043e58022bd7b5bcc7dd32020-11-24T22:53:30ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2014-09-015219510.31729/jnma.2723Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic AdenomaShailesh Mani Pokharel0Ashish Raj Pant1Badri Prasad Badhu2Punam Lavaju3Bhuwan Govinda Shrestha4Meenu Agarwal5Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.Department of Pathology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. The pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland presents as a painless, progressive, slowly growing supero-temporal swelling with variable proptosis. This tumor is usually found in adults and extremely rare in teenage. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland which mimicked pseudotumor of orbit due to its presentation as an orbital inflammatory disease and the age distribution. Neuroimaging also suggested pseudotumor and oral steroid was started. But, there was no improvement on steroids and ultrasound guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was performed which suggested Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland. En-bloc excision of the mass through antero-lateral orbitotomy was done with satisfactory final outcome The histopathological evaluation was consistent with pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland. Keywords: lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma; orbitotomy; proptosis; pseudotumor.http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2723lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma; orbitotomy; proptosis; pseudotumor. |
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Shailesh Mani Pokharel Ashish Raj Pant Badri Prasad Badhu Punam Lavaju Bhuwan Govinda Shrestha Meenu Agarwal Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma Journal of Nepal Medical Association lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma; orbitotomy; proptosis; pseudotumor. |
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Shailesh Mani Pokharel Ashish Raj Pant Badri Prasad Badhu Punam Lavaju Bhuwan Govinda Shrestha Meenu Agarwal |
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Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma |
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Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma |
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Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma |
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Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma |
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Unusual Presentation of Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma |
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unusual presentation of lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma |
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Nepal Medical Association |
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
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0028-2715 1815-672X |
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The pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland presents as a painless, progressive, slowly growing supero-temporal swelling with variable proptosis. This tumor is usually found in adults and extremely rare in teenage. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with pleomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland which mimicked pseudotumor of orbit due to its presentation as an orbital inflammatory disease and the age distribution. Neuroimaging also suggested pseudotumor and oral steroid was started. But, there was no improvement on steroids and ultrasound guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was performed which suggested Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland. En-bloc excision of the mass through antero-lateral orbitotomy was done with satisfactory final outcome The histopathological evaluation was consistent with pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland.
Keywords: lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma; orbitotomy; proptosis; pseudotumor. |
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lacrimal gland pleomorphic adenoma; orbitotomy; proptosis; pseudotumor. |
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