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Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:915-917.

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Malignancies constitute half of all epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland, with the majority being adenoid cystic carcinoma. Adenocarcinomas are much less common and generally demonstrate a poor prognosis. However, the recent application of histological subtyping to this group is leading to a better characterization of what appears to be a heterogeneous collection.¹ We present a rare case of polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLA) of the lacrimal gland and discuss the clinical manifestation and prognosis in the context of similar tumors arising within the salivary glands.

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A 67-year-old man was initially seen with painless right upper eyelid swelling and conjunctival hyperemia across a 2-day period. The patient had been previously asymptomatic, and old photographs were not available for review. Examination revealed him to be afebrile with a visual acuity of 6/12 OD and 6/9 OS, 6 mm of proptosis, 3-mm inferior globe displacement, temporal conjunctival hyperemia, and a tender mass in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dinesh Selva, MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FRANZCO; Garry J. Davis, MBBS, FRACS, FRANZCO; Tom Dodd, MBBS(Hons), FRCPA
Adelaide, Australia

Jack Rootman, MD, FRCSC
Vancouver, British Columbia

Corresponding author: Dinesh Selva, MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FRANZCO, Oculoplastic and Orbital Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (e-mail: raheyes@mail.rah.sa.gov.au).

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