MR Features of Intraocular Ectopic Lacrimal Tissue

• Published in: American Journal of Neuroradiology Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 2196 - 2198
• Main Authors: Jung, J.Y, Kim, J.H, Kim, S.T, Kim, H.J, Weon, Y.-C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.11.2006; American Society of Neuroradiology
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Child, Preschool; Choristoma - diagnosis; Eye Diseases - diagnosis; Female; Head & Neck; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Lacrimal Apparatus; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical sciences; Nervous system; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Radiodiagnosis; Nervous system diseases

A 2-year-old girl who had a 3-day history of swelling in her right eye presented with a case of intraocular ectopic lacrimal tissue. MR imaging findings and possible causes of the ectopic lacrimal tissue in the globe, including embryology, are reviewed. The differential diagnoses of other intraocula...