Cavernous hemangioma of the lacrimal fossa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1986;2(1):21-4
Date
01/01/1986Pubmed ID
2856465DOI
10.1097/00002341-198601040-00004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0022492661 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
A 56-year-old woman presented with proptosis of the left eye for over 1 year. The clinical presentation and computerized tomographic scan findings were consistent with a benign mixed lacrimal gland tumor. An extensive excision of the tumor was planned through a lateral orbitotomy with bone flap. After construction of the bone flap, the clinical appearance of the tumor was not consistent with a benign mixed lacrimal gland tumor. Frozen section pathology was interpreted as cavernous hemangioma. A simple excision of the tumor with preservation of the lacrimal gland was performed. It is emphasized that benign mixed lacrimal gland tumors require extensive excision to prevent recurrence. However, other tumors may have a similar clinical presentation, as in this case, and the surgeon must consider this possibility prior to performing radical surgery.
Author List
Seiff SR, McFarland JE, Shorr N, Simons KBMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BlepharoptosisDiagnosis, Differential
Eye Neoplasms
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
