Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis of the Lacrimal Gland

We wish to report a case of sclerosing polycystic adenosis (SPA) of the lacrimal gland. A 68-year-old woman presented to her primary care provider with a complaint of right orbital pain that occurred each time she cried. Computed tomography of the orbit in October 2011 showed an 8-mm, enhancing lesion adjacent to the right lacrimal gland without bony erosions. The lesion demonstrated homogeneous T1 hypointensity on magnetic resonance imaging (, available at http://aaojournal.org). Excisional biopsy of the lacrimal gland mass was performed in December 2011, and the encapsulated mass was (Read more...)

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