Open AccessWarthin's tumor of the lacrimal caruncle
Author(s) -
Moisés R. Zepeda,
Edward M. Lai
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.1016/j.tjo.2013.03.003
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , lacrimal gland , lacrimal apparatus , pathology , benign tumor
Warthin's tumor is an extremely rare lesion of the lacrimal caruncle, and ophthalmologists may never encounter this lesion in their careers. In addition, pathologists see this lesion in salivary gland tissues, but not in specimens submitted from the anatomic eye. Here, we report a rare case of a Warthin's tumor originating in a lacrimal caruncle