Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow

This is a case report of an unusual presentation of an ectopic lacrimal gland in the region of the eyebrow. The tumour was removed surgically and histopathology revealed the tissue to be a pleomorphic adenoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ectopic lacrimal tissue a...

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Main Authors: Gurvinder Kaur, Jacob Koshy, Satish Thomas, S.M. Bhatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-07-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376565
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description This is a case report of an unusual presentation of an ectopic lacrimal gland in the region of the eyebrow. The tumour was removed surgically and histopathology revealed the tissue to be a pleomorphic adenoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ectopic lacrimal tissue at this site.
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spelling doaj-art-a7dc33a6d96442bfa24b17b135d6cb4e2025-08-20T02:28:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842011-07-01221414210.4103/0972-0200.376565Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the EyebrowGurvinder KaurJacob KoshySatish ThomasS.M. BhattiThis is a case report of an unusual presentation of an ectopic lacrimal gland in the region of the eyebrow. The tumour was removed surgically and histopathology revealed the tissue to be a pleomorphic adenoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ectopic lacrimal tissue at this site.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376565ectopic lacrimal glandpleomorphic adenoma
spellingShingle Gurvinder Kaur
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Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
ectopic lacrimal gland
pleomorphic adenoma
title Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
title_full Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
title_fullStr Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
title_full_unstemmed Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
title_short Pleomorphic Adenoma of an Ectopic Lacrimal Gland in the Eyebrow
title_sort pleomorphic adenoma of an ectopic lacrimal gland in the eyebrow
topic ectopic lacrimal gland
pleomorphic adenoma
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