Lacrimal gland choristoma in a preterm infant, presenting with spontaneous hyphema and increased intraocular pressure

Lacrimal gland choristoma of the iris.

Intraocular lacrimal gland tissue is an extremely rare choristoma. A newborn girl was seen with a fleshy, vascular tumor arising from the peripheral iris and the anterior chamber angle. The tumor was treated with topical steroids on suspicion of a juvenile xanthogranuloma; later, it grew slightly and a secondary glaucoma developed. Histopathological examination of the resected tumor showed lacr...

Ectopic intraocular lacrimal gland tissue.

Ectopic lacrimal gland tissue is rarely found within the eye. The first report was that of Puech (i 887) who described an adenoma of the choroid in an adult female. The lesion had the appearance of lacrimal gland tissue which was adherent to the sclera and the retina. After an interval of 65 years Christensen and Anderson (I 952) described ectopic lacrimal gland tissue within the sclera, ciliar...

Heterotopic Lacrimal Gland as a Component of Ocular Choristoma

= Abstract = Review of 8 cases of heterotopic lacrimal gland tissue in epibulbar conjunctival region disclosed frequent mixture of pilosebaceous structure, adipose tissue, smooth muscle. etc. The term complex choristoma appears appropriate to designate a mixture of this variety, although each element can be predominant in a single lesion. Complex choristoma containing lacrimal gland was commonl...

Lacrimal gland abscess presenting with preseptal cellulitis depicted on CT

BACKGROUND Pyogenic lacrimal gland abscesses are uncommon and thus may not be immediately clinically recognized without a high index of suspicion. FINDINGS We present two patients with preseptal cellulitis and characteristic low-attenuation fluid collections in the lacrimal glands demonstrated on computed tomography (CT). CONCLUSIONS Lacrimal gland abscesses should be considered when dacryo...

Spontaneous Rupture of Uterus in Midtrimester Pregnancy Due to Increased Uterine Pressure with PreviousLaparoscopic Myomectomy