Orbital Tumors - Lacrimal Sac

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• Lacrimal Sac Tumors
  • rare
  • mass above medial canthal tendon
  • complaints of EpiphLacora (Epiphora, patients with epiphora complain of watery eyes; it is when there is an imabance between production and drainage of tears. Visit the Lacrimal page for more details) or chronic dacryocystitis
  • irrigation may pass to nose or blood may reflux from punctum
  • CT may show extent of mass
  • DCG may show filling defect
  • may have skin ulceration, telangiectasia, + lymph nodes
  • may originate from skin or nasal mucosal tumors
  • benign squamous papillomas most common 1^o
  • squamous cell carcinoma more than adenocarcinoma most common malignant tumor