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A 60-year-old woman with an asymptomatic left lacrimal gland mass found incidentally Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2017 Volume 23, Number 4 October 18, 2017 DOI: 10.5693/djo.03.2017.07.001	Printer Friendly Download PDF

Sudip D. Thakar, BS \| Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Oded Sagiv, MD \| aOrbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Michael Tetzlaff, MD, PhD \| Department of Pathology and Department of Translational and Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Adel El-Naggar, MD, PhD \| Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Matthew Debnam, MD \| Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Thomas J. Kandl, MD \| Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Bita Esmaeli, MD, FACS \| Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Given the concerns for growth of the lacrimal gland mass and the possibility of a metastasis from the patient’s known previously treated recurrent sinonasal carcinoma, the patient underwent a left anterior orbitotomy with total resection of the lacrimal gland mass 2 weeks after this presentation. Gross evaluation of the surgical specimen revealed an encapsulated mass with a homogeneous yellow, tan cut surface (Figure 2). Histopathologic analysis of the tumor revealed an encapsulated tumor with a surrounding fibrous capsule (Figure 3A), consisting of a variable density of benign spindle cells with densely cellular areas (Antoni A areas, Figure 3B), including focal Verocay body formation (Figure 3C) juxtaposed with less cellular regions, where the spindle cells were loosely arranged in a myxoid background with prominent hyalinization of the tumor-associated vessels (Antoni B areas, Figure 3D).
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Figure 2 A, Gross surgical specimen showing the appearance of the lacrimal gland mass. B, Gross specimen in cross section.

Figure 3 Lacrimal gland schwannoma. A, Scanning magnification reveals an encapsulated spindle cell tumor with areas of hyper- and hypo-cellularity adjacent to glandular tissue (hematoxylin-eosin [H&E] original magnification ×40). B, Spindle cell tumor comprised of areas of relative hypercellular Antoni A areas (H&E ×200). C, with Verocay body formation (arrowheads; H&E ×200). D, Antoni B area consisting of loose arrangement of spindle cells in a myxoid background with hyalinized thick-walled vessels (arrowheads; H&E ×200).