A Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland.

Na, Kyung Sun; Lee, Na Young; Yang, Suk Woo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2006;47(11):1819-1823.
Published online November 30, 2006.

A Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland.

Kyung Sun Na, Na Young Lee, Suk Woo Yang

Department of Ophthalmology, Gangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yswoph@catholic.ac.kr

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나경선,이나영,양석우

Department of Ophthalmology, Gangnam St. Mary`s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Kyung Sun Na, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
We have experienced a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. METHODS: 39-year-old male patient complaint of proptosis and upper eyelid swelling of the left eye for 4 months. Orbit radiographs showed a 2 cm sized inhomogenous density mass in upper lateral aspect of the left orbit. Excisional biopsy was performed. RESULTS: Histopathologically, the mass was proved as an intermediate grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. Postoperative radiopraphs showed no metastasis. Additional operation was performed to eliminate the remnant tumor near the lacrimal gland. The patient underwent a concurrent chemoradiotherapy and no recurrence or metastasis was found. CONCLUSIONS: We report a mucoepidermoid carcinoma which occurs rarely in lacrimal gland.

Key Words: Lacrimal gland;Mucoepidermoid carcinoma