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Primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland
Author(s) -
Nasu Michiyo,
Haisa Toshihiko,
Kondo Tatsuya,
Matsubara Osamu
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03870.x
Subject(s) - salivary duct carcinoma , medicine , lacrimal gland , duct (anatomy) , pathology , carcinoma , adenocarcinoma , salivary gland , ductal carcinoma , eyelid , radiology , cancer , breast cancer
The morphological similarity of salivary and lachrymal gland tumors is known. Many clinicopathological studies and characteristics of salivary duct carcinoma, which bears histological similarlties to mammary duct carcinoma, have been recently reported; however, only one case of lacrimal duct carcinoma is reported. A second case of lacrimal duct carcinoma is presented. A 67‐year‐old male with a painlass mass in the right upper eyelid underwent total removal of the tumor mass. Microscopic examination of the tumor mass revealed ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland, which was the equivalent of salivary duct carcinoma. The Immunohistological studies of the lacriml duct carcinoma showed similar results to those reported for salivary duct carcinoma. The recurrent tumor in the subdural spaces was removed 2 years after the initial surgery and the patient is followed as an outpatient.