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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec;22(4):1172-1175.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-023-01967-8. Epub 2023 Jul 22.

Frontal Bone Osteotomy for Excision of Large Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: A Rare Case Report

Bijnya Panda  1 , Kiran Kumar Boyina  2 , Abid Majeed Rather  3 , Pritinanda Mishra  4 , D Aditya  2
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Case Reports

Frontal Bone Osteotomy for Excision of Large Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: A Rare Case Report

Bijnya Panda et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2023 Dec.
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Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Clinical face photo showing left side lacrimal gland mass causing inferomedial displacement of the eyeball. b CT scan orbits showing bony remodelling of the lacrimal gland fossa without erosion suggestive of a benign tumor most likely pleomorphic adenoma. c MRI orbit showing contrast enhancing heterogeneous soft tissue mass of size 3.2X2X 2 cm indenting the eyeball and covering almost half of the roof of the orbit
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a Surgical incision below the left eyebrow in lazy- S manner extending 5 cm horizontally and laterally. b Frontal bone after repositioning with titanium plates and screws. c Excised tumor mass along with capsule size around 3.2 x 1.6 cm d Histopathology H&E stain 10X section showing chondromyxoid stroma along with few foci of squamous metaplasia (marked by asterisk) suggestive of pleomorphic adenoma
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