Oncocytoma of the lacrimal gland: a case report

• Autor(a) principal: Fenelon,Eduardo Muniz
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Balby,Ivelise Theresa, Neves,Nathália Teles das, Figueiredo,Florêncio, Duarte,Eliza Carla Barros, Tzelikis,Patrick Frensel
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492017000200128
• topic: Adenoma, oxyphilic; Lacrimal gland; Exophthalmos; Orbital neoplasms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Child, preschool; Case reports

ABSTRACT Here we describe a rare case of a benign tumor in the lacrimal gland of a healthy 4-year-old girl. Mild proptosis was the only abnormality observed on clinical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right orbit revealed an oval, solid, well-circumscribed, homogeneous mass extending from the lacrimal gland and measuring 2.5 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm without any evidence of invasion into adjacent bones. The lesion was surgically excised and histological analyses defined the diagnosis of oncocytoma of the lacrimal gland. Although rare, oncocytoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of lacrimal gland tumors.