Perspective: Lacrimal gland biopsy, is it important?
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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 management.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1319-4534
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2009.08.001