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Malignant Mixed Tumor of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenager

Francesca M. Giliberti; Roman Shinder, MD; Diana Bell, MD; Aaron M. Savar, MD; Justin M. Sacks, MD; Nicholas B. Levine, MD and Bita Esmaeli, MD

Originally submitted: 6/11/09; Accepted: 9/2/09; Posted online: 2/23/10

A 17-year-old boy presented with a painless, right superotemporal orbital mass. Imaging demonstrated a lacrimal gland mass extending into the temporalis muscle through the lateral orbital wall. The patient underwent an orbital exenteration. Histopathology revealed malignant mixed tumor (carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma) of the lacrimal gland with perineural and vascular invasion.

doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100218-04