A SPINDLE-CELL MYOEPITHELIOMA OF THE LACRIMAL GLAND

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HEATHCOTE, JG
HURWITZ, JJ
DARDICK, I
机构
[1] MT SINAI HOSP, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, TORONTO M5G 1X5, ONTARIO, CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO, TORONTO M5S 1A1, ONTARIO, CANADA
[3] TORONTO HOSP, DEPT PATHOL, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
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10.1001/archopht.1990.01070100091041
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
A middle-aged woman developed unilateral, painless proptosis that increased slowly over 1 year. A clinical diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland was supported by computed tomographic scanning and the tumor was excised. On histological examination the tumor proved to be a benign, myxoid myoepithelioma of spindle-cell type. Although occasionally seen in the salivary glands, to our knowledge, this tumor has not previously been described in the lacrimal gland. © 1990, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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页码:1135 / 1139
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