Lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma: From resection to prosthetic rehabilitation. A case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message There is a lack of consensus and evidence on treatment strategies for lacrimal sac carcinomas. Wide en bloc surgical resection with farther prosthetic rehabilitation could be the treatment option in certain cases.
Anna Poghosyan +7 more
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HER2-Positive Lacrimal Sac Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a 57-Year-Old Man [PDF]
Case Reports in OncologyIntroduction: Lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare tumor. Only 241 cases of lacrimal sac SCC have been reported in the literature. However, the detailed molecular profile of this tumor is unknown.
Nikolay Grachev +7 more
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Delayed Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Lacrimal Sac Tumors in Patients Presenting with Epiphora: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Background/Objectives: Epiphora, or excessive tearing, is a common symptom often attributed to benign conditions such as dry eye or nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Chu YC, Tsai CC.
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scRNA-Seq: First Atlas and Cellular Landscape of Lacrimal Sac: Implications in Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Pathogenesis. [PDF]
Invest Ophthalmol Vis SciPurpose The aim of this study was to describe the transcriptional changes of individual cellular components in the lacrimal sac in patients with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) and attempt to construct the first lacrimal sac ...
Zhang W +9 more
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Melanoma of the lacrimal sac: An extremely rare location From a radiologist perspective [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsLacrimal sac tumors are rare with epithelial tumors being the most common type. Melanoma of the lacrimal sac is an exceptional finding. Few cases have been reported so far in the literature.
Anas Orgi, MD +7 more
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Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2018 Dacryolith are concretions observed in any part of nasolacrimal system, but stones within the lacrimal ductules are rare. Dacryolith are usually comprised of organic material, proteins and mucoproteins with approximately 20% amino acid content ...
Sri Ram Naresh +3 more
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Lacrimal sac lymphoma: a case series and literature review [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 AIM: To study the clinical and pathological characteristics of the lacrimal sac lymphoma, which is rare but it is the major type of non-epithelial malignant tumor in the lacrimal sac region.
Feng-Xi Meng +6 more
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Chronic unilateral tearing as a sign of lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma [PDF]
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 2021 Tearing is a very common symptom in ophthalmic practice; however, this issue is commonly overlooked. The authors describe the case of a patient with chronic unilateral epiphora that had been neglected for 8 y; lacrimal system workup was performed for ...
Aline Mota Freitas Matos +4 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background The middle turbinate axilla (MTA) has always been used as a stable anatomic landmark for endoscopic surgeons to locate the lacrimal sac on the lateral nasal wall.
Lihong Yang +4 more
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Comparison of Clinical Features and Treatment Outcome in Benign and Malignant Lacrimal Sac Tumors [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2020 Purpose To compare the clinical characteristics and treatment outcome between benign and malignant lacrimal sac tumors. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients with pathologically confirmed lacrimal sac lesions from 1995 ...
Che‐Yuan Kuo +4 more
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