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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Clinical Management of Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland.

Alexandre Anesi, Sara Negrello, Donatella Lucchetti, Giuseppe Pollastri, Lorenzo Trevisiol, Licia Badiali, Andrea Lazzerini, Gian Maria Cavallini, Luigi Chiarini

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Article in Case reports in oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Imaging features of lacrimal gland disease.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2025
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  3. Rare Diseases of the Orbit.Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandre AnesiCranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Sara NegrelloCranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Donatella LucchettiInstitute of General Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe PollastriCranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Lorenzo TrevisiolUnit of Dentistry and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Licia BadialiInstitute of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Andrea LazzeriniInstitute of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Gian Maria CavalliniInstitute of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Luigi ChiariniCranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To report a case of acinic cell carcinoma occurred in the lacrimal gland. A 59-year-old man was admitted because of sudden blurring of vision, progressive proptosis of the left eye, and mild double vision in left and down directions of the gaze (Hess-Lancaster test). His medical history detailed controlled bilateral keratoconus and open angle glaucoma. On examination, the best corrected visual acuity decreased from 8/20 till 1/50 in one week. There was a swelling of the left upper eyelid. A hard and tender mass was palpated in the superior temporal left orbit. Ultrasound scan showed an extraconal solid mass, situated in the superior lateral corner of the orbit. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass of two centimeters in diameter, with round well-defined outline, within the lacrimal gland. We performed an enucleoresection of the mass, via a coronal approach and a lateral orbitotomy by a piezosurgical device. The lesion appeared nodular, brownish, measuring about 2 × 1.5 cm. Histopathological findings were consistent with acinic cell carcinoma with a microcystic, focally papillary-cystic growth of pattern. Follow-up MRI outcomes led to removal of the residual lacrimal gland for suspicion of recurrence. No tumor recurrences where detected at 7-year follow-up.

Indexed as

Acinic cell carcinomaLacrimal gland tumorLateral orbitotomyLow grade malignanciesPiezosurgerySalivary gland tumors

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PMID31762749
PMCPMC6872994
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