TY - JOUR
T1 - A Spindle-Cell Myoepithelioma of the Lacrimal Gland
AU - Heathcote, J. Godfrey
AU - Hurwitz, Jeffrey J.
AU - Dardick, Irving
PY - 1990/8
Y1 - 1990/8
N2 - A middle-aged woman developed unilateral, painless proptosis that increased slowly over 1 year. A clinical diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland was supported by computed tomographic scanning and the tumor was excised. On histological examination the tumor proved to be a benign, myxoid myoepithelioma of spindle-cell type. Although occasionally seen in the salivary glands, to our knowledge, this tumor has not previously been described in the lacrimal gland.
AB - A middle-aged woman developed unilateral, painless proptosis that increased slowly over 1 year. A clinical diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland was supported by computed tomographic scanning and the tumor was excised. On histological examination the tumor proved to be a benign, myxoid myoepithelioma of spindle-cell type. Although occasionally seen in the salivary glands, to our knowledge, this tumor has not previously been described in the lacrimal gland.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070100091041
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070100091041
M3 - Article
C2 - 2166496
AN - SCOPUS:0025024085
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 108
SP - 1135
EP - 1139
JO - Archives of Ophthalmology
JF - Archives of Ophthalmology
IS - 8
ER -