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Summary
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is one among the common malignancies affecting the lacrimal gland. However, overall, it is a rare condition. It has a rather poor prognosis with local recurrence and distant haematological metastasis which are invariably multiple. We present a rare case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with localised lower thoracic pain with collapse of the T10 vertebral body, which turned out be a solitary late metastasis from her previously treated lacrimal gland tumour.
- Eye
- Musculoskeletal and joint disorders
- Head and neck cancer
- Surgical oncology
- Orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Contributors All persons who meet authorship criteria are listed as authors, and all authors certify that they have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content, including participation in the concept, design, analysis, writing or revision of the manuscript. AA is the lead author and contributed to management of patient, information gathering, writing of the draft and analysis of data. SK-RG is the corresponding author and contributed to the review and revision of draft, analysis and input of data and coordination of submission to the journal. SH contributed to writing of draft, analysis and referencing. JN is the senior supervisor providing guidance through the process and involved with the care of patient, providing histopathological input and pictures of specimen analysis.
Competing interests None declared.
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