Kunhiparambath Haresh,¹ Ramachandran Prabhakar,¹ Seema Sen,² Sridhar Papaiah Susheela,¹ Daya Nand Sharma,¹ Goura Kishor Rath^1
1Department of Radiotherapy, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, and ²Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr Rajendra Prased Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare malignant epithelial tumour and there is a relative lack of understanding about its clinical behaviour. Approximately 120 cases have been reported in the literature, most of which were located in the salivary glands, with a few exceptions occurring in unusual locations such as the breast, nose, paranasal sinus, trachea, bronchus, and lung. Only 3 cases of myoepithelial carcinoma of the lacrimal gland have been reported. This report is of a patient who presented with advanced disease with intracranial extension and was treated by palliative radiotherapy of 20 Gy in 5 fractions over 1 week. The patient achieved excellent palliation and now has stable disease.

Key words: Carcinoma, Lacrimal apparatus, Palliative care, Radiotherapy

Asian J Ophthalmol. 2007;9:221-224.