Radiation Oncology/Lacrimal Gland Tumor


 * Only 1 out of 1 million people diagnosed with this type of tumor each year
 * About half of lacrimal gland tumors benign, and half malignant
 * Malignant epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland account for 2% of all orbital (eye socket) tumors
 * Types of Lacrimal Gland Tumor:
 * Benign mixed epithelial tumor
 * Malignant mixed epithelial tumor
 * Lymphoma
 * Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) of the lacrimal gland
 * Surgery to the eye common in the treatment of a lacrimal gland tumor
 * During surgery, parts of the affected eye removed, or, if necessary, the entire eye (enucleation) will be removed, depending on the size and spread of the tumor
 * Adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy required for close margins, perineural invasion, or adenoid cystic histology (doses of radiotherapy approaching 60 Gy)