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Lacrimal Sac Dacryoliths-Pathogenesis and Composition

, 2013
The Main objective of the present study is to review the literature about the chemical composition and the formation of dacryoliths. Dacryoliths are calculi of the lacrimal system observed incidentally during dacryocystorhinostomy.
Serdar Özer, Pınar Altıaylık Özer
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Rhinosporidiosis of the lacrimal sac in a tertiary care hospital of India - A retrospective case study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose: Though rhinosporidiosis of the lacrimal sac is a rare disease across the globe, the frequency with which these patients come to the outpatient department in western Odisha is quite alarming.
Sharmistha Behera, Ravindra Kumar Chowdhury, Jayashree Dora   +2 more
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Bilateral Leukemic Infiltration of the Lacrimal Sac in a Child

, 2021
An 8-year-old boy with a history of refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with left-sided periorbital erythema and painless enlargement of the lacrimal sac.
Levitt, Alexandra E, Catherine J. Choi, Alexandra E. Levitt, Johnson, Thomas E, Thomas E. Johnson, Choi, Catherine J   +5 more
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An unusual case of sarcoidosis masquerading as malignancy of the lacrimal sac

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports
We report a case of a 60-year-old lady with sarcoidosis of the lacrimal sac. A 60-year-old female presented with redness and epiphora of the right eye and swelling that was felt only on palpation of the lacrimal sac area.
Shimna C Prasad, Jasmine M Jacob, Dimple R Jacob, A H Arya   +3 more
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Combined Endoscopic and External Resection of an Inverted Papilloma of the Lacrimal Sac: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Allergy & Rhinology, 2019
Background Inverted papillomas (IPs) are benign, locally aggressive neoplasms with a high recurrence rate that most commonly arise from the lateral nasal wall. Rarely, IP can originate from the lacrimal sac and/or nasolacrimal duct (NLD) system.
Kalla A. Gervasio MD, Phoebe L. Mellen MD, Ranjodh S. Boparai MD, Rebecca R. Soares MD, Judd Fastenberg MD, Mark Chaskes MD, Michael P. Rabinowitz MD, Mindy R. Rabinowitz MD   +7 more
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Lacrimal sac compression by an anterior ethmoidal mucocele: A rare case report

The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
The lacrimal sac compression by an anterior ethmoidal mucocele is unusual. The ethmoidal mucocele may masquerade as lacrimal sac mucocele and may lead to disastrous consequences if treated along the lines of lacrimal mucocele.
Rahul Bhatia, Priyanka Gautam, Nitika Beri, Isha Sharma, Pramod Kumar Sahu, Gopal K Das   +5 more
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Angiofibroma of the lacrimal sac: A rare case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports
Angiofibroma of the lacrimal sac is an extremely rare condition, and very few studies have mentioned about this entity in the literature. Here, we report an unusual case of lacrimal sac angiofibroma in a young male patient who initially presented with ...
Sonali Vinay Kumar, Niharika Mishra, Vinay Kumar, Alok Sati, Natasha V Kumar, Sandeepan Bandopadhyay   +5 more
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Lagomorph cranial biomechanics and the functional significance of the unique fenestrated rostrum of leporids

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The crania of leporid lagomorphs are uniquely fenestrated, including the posterior cranial bones and the lateral portion of the maxilla. The functional significance of the highly fenestrated rostrum has received considerably little attention, despite being absent in other mammalian herbivores with a long rostrum.
Amber P. Wood‐Bailey, Alana C. Sharp
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Bilateral lacrimal system involvement by sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumor

, 2019
A 60-year-old man with myelofibrosis and extramedullary hematopoiesis was referred for evaluation of “swollen lacrimal glands.” Examination disclosed bilateral firm, immobile, nontender masses in the lacrimal sac fossa with no associated signs of ...
Bowman, Adam M., Shields, Marc D., Ghazi, Nicola G.   +2 more
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Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
Chara Drakopoulou, Georgios L. Georgalis, Georgios Lazaridis, Dimitris S. Kostopoulos   +3 more
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