A Case of Intraorbital Ectopic Lacrimal Gland with Lacrimal Duct.

Rhee, June Seok; Ahn, Sang Ki; Koo, Bon Sool

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(12):3511-3515.
Published online December 1, 1999.

A Case of Intraorbital Ectopic Lacrimal Gland with Lacrimal Duct.

June Seok Rhee, Sang Ki Ahn, Bon Sool Koo

누관을 동반한 안와내 이소성 누선 1 예

이준석(June Seok Rhee),안상기(Sang Ki Ahn),구본술(Bon Sool Koo)

Abstract

Ectopic lacrimal gland denotes a lacrimal gland which is located anywhere other than its normal site, lacrimal fossa, and it can occur in places like conjunctiva, cornea, lid, nasal mucosa, and orbit. It is a rare congenital anomaly and needs to be differentiated form other tumors. The literature contains few reports of ectopic lacrimal gland. We experienced a case of a 28-year-old Korean man who presented with an ectopic lacrimal gland with duct at temporal aspect of bulbar conjunctiva. The glandular tissue was excised and was histopathologically confirmed as such. We report it with reviews of the literature concerned.

Key Words: Bulbar conjunctiva;Duct;Ectopic lacrimal gland