Korean J Ophthalmol.  2018 Oct;32(5):426-427. 10.3341/kjo.2018.0026.

High-grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland

• Hwang SJ
• Kim KH

• KMID: 2422074
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2018.0026

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid*
Lacrimal Apparatus*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A 79-year-old woman presented with complete ptosis and swelling of the left eyelid. Informed consent was received from the patient. (B) Preoperative coronal view of orbital computed tomography image showed a heterogeneous, poorly defined mass occupying the left superior orbit (arrow). (C) A gadolinium-enhanced, fat-suppressed magnetic resonance image showed the orbital mass with heterogeneous enhancement, penetrating the lateral orbital wall and spreading to the temporalis muscle (arrowhead). (D,E) Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed infiltrating tumor cells consisted of squamous epithelioid and clear mucinous cells (×40) and some tumor nests were comprised of mucous goblet cells and intermediate cells with a central lumen containing mucin (×400). The presence of intracellular mucin was confirmed with positive (F) periodic acid-Schiff and (G) mucicarmine staining (×400).

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