Mixed Tumor of Lacrimal Gland.

Kim, Hong Bok; Rho, Sae Heun; Choi, Ouk

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1980;21(3):281-283.
Published online March 1, 1980.

Mixed Tumor of Lacrimal Gland.

Hong Bok Kim, Sae Heun Rho, Ouk Choi

Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

누선의 혼합종

김홍복(Hong Bok Kim),최억(Ouk Choi),노세현(Sae Hun Rho)

Abstract

Mixed tumor that occurs in the orbit is very rare but takes a great part of the tumors of the lacrimal glands. It is so pleomorphic that a great deal of confusion exists as to the nature and histogenesis. The tumor appears as a palpable mass in the upper and outer quadrant of the orbit. Usually the tumor is hard, nodular and slightly mobile, lying just underneath the orbital rim. The tumor causes exophthalmos associated with proptosis and some limitation of motion. The treatment of the choice is radical excision of the tumor and followed by x-ray radiation. A 40 year old Korean woman had a hard, nontender mass on the left supraorbital region which had developed for about three years. The encapsulated orbital tumor was removed surgically and found to be a mixed tumor histopathologically.