Response to Miles Kiernan Re: a rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland

Shanlee M Stevens; Nicole J Topilow; Ying Chen; Thomas E Johnson

doi:10.1080/01676830.2022.2056205

Response to Miles Kiernan Re: a rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland

Orbit. 2022 Aug;41(4):524. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2056205. Epub 2022 May 29.

Authors

Shanlee M Stevens¹, Nicole J Topilow¹, Ying Chen¹, Thomas E Johnson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

PMID: 35635140
DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2056205

Abstract

Our goal is to contribute to the medical literature with our case of CEPA and hope to better help fellow clinicians diagnose and treat these rare tumors.

Keywords: Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma; lacrimal gland; mucoepidermoid; pleomorphic adenoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma* / pathology
Adenoma, Pleomorphic* / diagnostic imaging
Adenoma, Pleomorphic* / surgery
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* / surgery
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases* / pathology
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases* / surgery
Lacrimal Apparatus* / diagnostic imaging
Lacrimal Apparatus* / pathology
Lacrimal Apparatus* / surgery