Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Lacrimal Gland: Sustained Remission after Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori Infection [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2011 Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is the third most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and it is strongly associated with helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach.
Alghamdi, Khaled +5 more
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Advances in clinical examination of lacrimal gland. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2023 In humans, the lacrimal gland is located in the socket of the frontal bone above the outer orbital area. As an essential part of the eye surface, the gland is fixed to the orbital periosteum by connective tissue.
Lin Y, Zhang Y, Shi K, Wu H, Ou S.
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Masses of the Lacrimal Gland: Evaluation and Treatment
Skull Base, 2021 Lacrimal gland lesions account for approximately 9 to 10% of all biopsied orbital masses. Potential causes include nongranulomatous and granulomatous inflammation, autoimmune disease, lymphoproliferative disorders, benign epithelial proliferation ...
Jane S. Kim, Jason Liss
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Morphometric and volumetric analysis of lacrimal glands in patients with thyroid eye disease
Scientific Reports, 2023 Assessment of morphometric and volumetric changes in lacrimal glands in thyroid eye disease, its clinical manifestations in relation of disease progression.
Ana Starčević +9 more
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Association of Intratumoral Microbiota with Prognosis in Patients with Lacrimal Gland Tumor. [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground: While intratumoral microbiota have been identified in various cancers, their presence and clinical significance in lacrimal gland tumors remain largely unexplored.
Hu J +5 more
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Lacrimal Gland Amyloidosis in an Elderly Patient
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2020 Localized amyloidosis of the lacrimal gland is a rare disease. We report a case of transthyretin-positive localized amyloidosis of the lacrimal gland in a 74-year-old man with left lacrimal gland swelling.
Toshiya Nagai +2 more
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Association of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor promoter polymorphisms with benign lymphoepithelial lesion of lacrimal gland [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 AIM: To identify the association of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene polymorphism with the susceptibility of benign lymphoepithelial lesions (BLEL) of the lacrimal gland.
Qin-Jian Li +6 more
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Morphological features of the porcine lacrimal gland and its compatibility for human lacrimal gland xenografting. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 In this study, we present first data concerning the anatomical structure, blood supply and location of the lacrimal gland of the pig. Our data indicate that the porcine lacrimal gland may serve as a potential xenograft candidate in humans or as an animal
Robert Henker +7 more
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Interferon-γ treatment in vitro elicits some of the changes in cathepsin S and antigen presentation characteristic of lacrimal glands and corneas from the NOD mouse model of Sjögren's Syndrome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Inflammation and impaired secretion by lacrimal and salivary glands are hallmarks of the autoimmune disease, Sjögren's Syndrome. These changes in the lacrimal gland promote dryness and inflammation of the ocular surface, causing pain, irritation and ...
Zhen Meng +3 more
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Sjögren syndrome (SS) is an immunologically complex, chronic autoimmune disease targeting lacrimal and salivary glands. Nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice spontaneously develop inflammation of lacrimal and salivary glands with histopathological features ...
Ivy L Debreceni +5 more
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