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Manipulating the Murine Lacrimal Gland
Published on: November 18, 2014
Ultrastructural study of primary lacrimal adenocarcinoma
H Gong1, H Hayashida, T Kitaoka
1Department of Ophthalmology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan. hgong@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Purpose:
Primary adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland is a rare malignant tumor of the orbit. Up to now, there has been no presentation of its ultrastructural features. The histopathological findings and fine structures of one case of adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland are described in the present work.
Methods:
The patient was a 59-year-old Japanese man with proptosis that had persisted for one month. A tumor was extirpated, and the tissues were prepared for light and electron microscopic examination.
Results:
Electron microscopic examination demonstrated that the tumor cells had well-developed microvilli and lumens. These ultrastructure features are similar to those seen in adenocarcinomas at other sites.
Conclusions:
These observations suggest that the accurate diagnosis of rare malignant adenocarcinoma depends not only on routine techniques such as light microscopy of hematoxylin-eosin and PAS-diastase stained slides, but also on electron microscopic findings.
