Lacrimal sac mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Lacrimal sac mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

A single case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal sac was considered worth reporting as there are only four other cases described in the literature. The importance of the correct histological diagnosis and the management are discussed. This appears to be the first study of the ultrastructure of lacrimal sac mucoepidermoid tumour.

Carcinoma of the lacrimal sac.

Primary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Sac -  a Case Report and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Lacrimal sac tumors are very rare and are often missed because patients present with features consistent with chronic dacryocystitis. Squamous cell carcinoma is the common-est lacrimal sac malignancy. Although primary mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the lacrimal sac are rare, they are locally aggressive. Furthermore, their proximity to vital structures and the skull base makes them pote...

Lacrimal Sac Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Metastases to the Cavernous Sinus Following Dacryocystorhinostomy Treated with Stereotactic Radiotherapy

PURPOSE We report a very good outcome in a 44-year-old woman in whom cancer was missed as the cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis and which was deemed inoperable after spreading to the cavernous sinus. CASE REPORT The patient was referred to our unit 12 months following uneventful right dacryocystorhinostomy for nasolacrimal duct obstruction. This had been complicated by...

Lacrimal sac mucocele.

female patient, 54 years old, complained of excessive earing in the right eye for 12 years. After four years, he presented with progressive obstruction of the nasal assages. Approximately one year before presenting to his service, a bulging swelling, painful upon compression, ppeared near the inner corner of the right eye. On physial examination, she demonstrated epiphora in the right eye nd a ...