Intraocular lacrimal gland choristoma involving iris and ciliary body

PURPOSE: To describe clinical and pathologic features of an iridociliary la crimal gland choristoma in which the diagnosis was made clinically and conf irmed histopathologically. METHODS: Case report with clinical, ultrasound biomicrosopic, and histopath ologic observations. RESULTS: We examined a 12-month-old male for a large iris mass that had bee n present since birth. We suspected it to be a lacrimal gland choristoma ba sed on characteristic: clinical: features. The lesion was removed by iridoc yclectomy; and the diagnosis of lacrimal gland choristoma was confirmed. CONCLUSION: Intraocular lacrimal gland choristoma has unique clinical featu res that should suggest the diagnosis. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. Al l rights reserved.