Minor Salivary Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma With Orbital Extension

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S66-S68. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000514.

Abstract

An 80-year-old male presented with painless blurred vision from the right eye following endoscopic biopsy of a right maxillary sinus mass with the otolaryngology service. The patient admitted to progressive right-sided proptosis over the past few weeks. Past medical history was significant for acinic cell adenocarcinoma of buccal space origin with resection 3 years prior. Orbital CT revealed a large, poorly circumscribed destructive mass in the right masticator space with extension to the paranasal sinuses, inferior and medial orbit, and middle cranial fossa. Histopathology confirmed the mass to represent a recurrent acinic cell carcinoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy, and at last follow-up 2 years after presentation had stable painless globe dystopia and visual acuity. The authors describe a very rare case of a recurrent minor salivary gland acinic cell carcinoma with secondary orbital extension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Salivary Glands, Minor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed