PURPOSE: To report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of an accessory lacrimal gland with orbital invasion. METHODS: The clinical history and pathologic findings of a patient with a left upper eyelid lesion were reviewed. RESULTS: The patient was evaluated and found to have an epithelial tumor arising in an accessory lacrimal gland. Special stains showed mucin production by individual tumor cells. The tumor was classified as mucoepidermoid carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma may arise in accessory lacrimal glands and invade the orbit.
PURPOSE: To report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of an accessory lacrimal gland with orbital invasion. METHODS: The clinical history and pathologic findings of a patient with a left upper eyelid lesion were reviewed. RESULTS: The patient was evaluated and found to have an epithelial tumor arising in an accessory lacrimal gland. Special stains showed mucin production by individual tumor cells. The tumor was classified as mucoepidermoid carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS:Mucoepidermoid carcinoma may arise in accessory lacrimal glands and invade the orbit.