Lacrimal gland myxoma
Myxomas are rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Cases of conjunctival, corneal, and orbital myxomas have been reported in the literature; however, to the best of our knowledge, there is no report of a lacrimal gland myxoma. We report a case of an orbital myxoma involving the lacrimal gland and its...
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| author | Drushti Parikh Bipasha Mukherjee |
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| description | Myxomas are rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Cases of conjunctival, corneal, and orbital myxomas have been reported in the literature; however, to the best of our knowledge, there is no report of a lacrimal gland myxoma. We report a case of an orbital myxoma involving the lacrimal gland and its management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cd96434bee54d81aee69fd280fc19bd2022-12-21T17:16:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892017-01-0165988788910.4103/ijo.IJO_226_17Lacrimal gland myxomaDrushti ParikhBipasha MukherjeeMyxomas are rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Cases of conjunctival, corneal, and orbital myxomas have been reported in the literature; however, to the best of our knowledge, there is no report of a lacrimal gland myxoma. We report a case of an orbital myxoma involving the lacrimal gland and its management.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2017;volume=65;issue=9;spage=887;epage=889;aulast=ParikhLacrimal glandmyxomaorbit |
| spellingShingle | Drushti Parikh Bipasha Mukherjee Lacrimal gland myxoma Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Lacrimal gland myxoma orbit |
| title | Lacrimal gland myxoma |
| title_full | Lacrimal gland myxoma |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Lacrimal gland myxoma |
| title_short | Lacrimal gland myxoma |
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| topic | Lacrimal gland myxoma orbit |
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