Studies from Moorfields Eye Hospital provide new data on adenoma

Data detailed in 'Long-term risk of recurrence after intact excision of pleomorphic adenomas of the lacrimal gland' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology, "To ascertain the need for follow-up after excision of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland. Medical records were reviewed for 133 patients and only those patients with 5 years or more of follow up were classified into the following 5 subgroups: those with intact excision (group IA, n=46), those with surgically intact excision but areas of complete attenuation of the pseudocapsule at histologic analysis (group IB, n=7), those with previous inadvertent incisional...

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