Atypical presentation of a dacryolith.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
; 16(4): 301-3, 2000 Jul.
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PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features and management of a patient with an extralacrimal dacryolith. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 43-year-old woman remarked at a routine eye examination that a small, firm mass located for several years on the right side of her nose had recently become slightly larger. The mass had remained firm and nontender during this enlargement. She explicitly denied having any past or current lacrimal outflow problems. Surgical excision disclosed a mass external to the lacrimal sac and duct, adherent to its lateral wall. The histopathologic features were consistent with a dacryolith surrounded by a chronic inflammatory reaction and no epithelial lining. CONCLUSION: We presume that the dacryolith must have formed within the lacrimal sac and then migrated laterally into the surrounding soft tissue.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cálculos
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Enfermedades del Aparato Lagrimal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos