RESUMO
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common epithelial tumour of the lacrimal gland1. Histological confirmation is necessary for diagnosis. I report a case of pleomorphic adenoma in an otherwise well 39 year old female patient and review the clinical and histological features of this tumour. These lesions are usually cured by simple surgical excision3, Inadequate removal leads to recurrence6. The incidence of pleomorphic adenoma is 3.4 to 4.8 % of the orbital lesions5.
Assuntos
Adenoma Pleomorfo/diagnóstico , Adenoma Pleomorfo/epidemiologia , Adenoma Pleomorfo/cirurgia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Aparelho Lacrimal/patologia , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal/diagnóstico , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal/patologia , Doenças do Aparelho Lacrimal/cirurgiaRESUMO
Lymphagiomas are uncommon benign tumours of tonsils. Lymphangiomas are benign lymphatic tumours typically composed of dialated lymphatic channels which often occur subcutaneously in the head and neck region. Tonsillar lymphangiomas have been reported rarely in the literature which presents as a mass lesion. Histological confirmation is necessary for diagnosis. We report a case of lymphangioma of the tonsil in an otherwise well 17 year old female patient and review the clinical and histological features of this tumour. These lesions are usually cured by simple surgical excision.