Ectopic lacrimal gland in a complex choristoma involving the lacrimal sac fossa

Complex choristomas involving the lacrimal drainage system are not common. Ectopic lacrimal gland within complex choristomas has been described in the eyelid and orbit. We describe a pediatric case of complex choristoma with ectopic lacrimal gland involving the lacrimal sac fossa and partly the medi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Javed Ali, Dilip Kumar Mishra, Milind N. Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453417300437
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Summary:Complex choristomas involving the lacrimal drainage system are not common. Ectopic lacrimal gland within complex choristomas has been described in the eyelid and orbit. We describe a pediatric case of complex choristoma with ectopic lacrimal gland involving the lacrimal sac fossa and partly the medial eyelid and orbit along with a brief review of literature.
ISSN:1319-4534