ArticleKorean journal of radiology2022
Clinical and Radiological Features of Diffuse Lacrimal Gland Enlargement: Comparisons among Various Etiologies in 91 Biopsy-Confirmed Patients.
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- Establishing absolute and vitreous-normalized reference apparent diffusion coefficient values of the lacrimal gland in healthy individuals.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Bilateral Idiopathic Dacryoadenitis in an Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in pediatrics · 2026Article
- From inflammatory initiation to fibrotic remodeling: mechanisms and precision therapeutic strategies in otorhinolaryngologic involvement of IgG4-related disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
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- Imaging features of lacrimal gland disease.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Clinical characteristics, radiologic features, and histopathology of biopsied lacrimal gland tumors.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the clinical and radiological features of various etiologies of chronic diffuse lacrimal gland enlargement. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 91 consecutive patients who underwent surgical biopsy for chronic diffuse lacrimal gland enlargement and were diagnosed with non-specific dacryoadenitis (DA) (n = 42), immunoglobulin G4-related dacryoadenitis (IgG4-RD) (n = 33), and lymphoma (n = 16). Data on patient demographics, clinical presentation, and CT imaging findings (n = 73) and MRI (n = 43) were collected. The following radiologic features of lacrimal gland enlargement were evaluated: size, unilaterality, wedge sign, angle with the orbital wall, heterogeneity, signal intensity, degree of enhancement, patterns of dynamic contrast-enhanced, and apparent diffusion coefficient value. Radiological features outside the lacrimal glands, such as extra-lacrimal orbital involvement and extra-orbital head and neck involvement, were also evaluated. The clinical and radiological findings were compared among the three diseases.
resultsCompared to the DA and IgG4-RD groups, the lymphoma group was significantly older (mean 59.9 vs. 46.0 and 49.4 years, respectively;
conclusionPatient age, unilaterality, lacrimal gland size, wedge sign, and extra-orbital head and neck involvement differed significantly different between lymphoma, DA, and IgG4-RD. Our results will be useful for the differential diagnosis and proper management of chronic lacrimal gland enlargement.
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