Intraocular lacrimal gland choristoma involving iris and ciliary body
J A Shields1, R N Hogan, C L Shields
1Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
Purpose:
To describe clinical and pathologic features of an iridociliary lacrimal gland choristoma in which the diagnosis was made clinically and confirmed histopathologically.
Methods:
Case report with clinical, ultrasound biomicroscopic, and histopathologic observations.
Results:
We examined a 12-month-old male for a large iris mass that had been present since birth. We suspected it to be a lacrimal gland choristoma based on characteristic clinical features. The lesion was removed by iridocyclectomy, and the diagnosis of lacrimal gland choristoma was confirmed.
Conclusion:
Intraocular lacrimal gland choristoma has unique clinical features that should suggest the diagnosis.
Related Concept Videos
Glaucoma: Overview
Angle Closure Glaucoma: Treatment
Muscles of the Eye
Extraocular Muscles
The six extraocular muscles surround the eyeball and control its movements. They are responsible for a wide range of eye motions, including looking up, down, left, right, and rotating...
Accessory Structures of the Eye
Microbiome of the Eye


