Open AccessSolitary Fibrous Tumour of Lacrimal Gland: A Rare Entity
Author(s) -
Narang,
Singh Na,
Bajwa Gs,
Neena Sood
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11729.5689
Subject(s) - lacrimal gland , immunohistochemistry , biopsy , medicine , pathology , solitary fibrous tumor , soft tissue , cytology , orbit (dynamics) , anatomy , biology , cd34 , stem cell , engineering , genetics , aerospace engineering
Solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) is a rare spindle cell tumour of mesenchymal origin most commonly encountered in pleura. It can affect the orbital region but SFT of lacrimal gland is rare. We hereby report of a SFT of lacrimal gland in a 50-year-old male presenting with slow growing swelling in left superolateral orbital region. The preliminary fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) could not reveal any definite diagnosis. Excision biopsy and immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirmed the diagnosis. Therefore, clinician and pathologist should be aware of this entity and biopsy along with IHC is required to rule out other entities which can mimic it clinically and histopathologically.