Eye
Lacrimal duct / gland
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 18 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Adenoid cystic carcinoma [title] lacrimal gland
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Definition / general | Radiology images | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Pernick N. Adenoid cystic carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyelacrimaladenoidcystic.html. Accessed January 17th, 2025.
Definition / general
- 20 - 30% of lacrimal gland tumors
- Most common malignant tumor of lacrimal gland
- Aggressive, may infiltrate eyelid or brain
Radiology images
AFIP images
Serrated borders indicating infiltrative growth
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Basaloid growth with cribriform change
- Relatively bland cytology
- Perineural invasion, focal tumor necrosis
Microscopic (histologic) images
AFIP images
Infiltration of orbit
Basaloid pattern
Cribriform pattern
Cylindromatous or sclerosing pattern
Perineural invasion
Metastasis to lung
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Classic pattern
