Ectopic lacrimal gland presenting as an orbital mass in childhood.

Proptosis in children may be an ominous sign suggesting rhabdomyosarcoma, lymphoma, metastatic neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, eosinophilic granuloma, or orbital cellulitis , among others [1]. Ectopic lacrimal gland tissue within the orbit is an uncommon etiology of proptosis in infants and children [2], although it may be more common in adults [2] . We describe two cases of proptosis in children associated with ectopic lacrimal gland tissue within the orbit and describe the features suggesting this diagnosis on CT of the orbit.