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Lacrimal Drainage System Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1787895
•Concept ID:
C5446450
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal sac. It is characterized by the presence of malignant epithelial cells that form cribriform, tubular, and solid patterns. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLacrimal Drainage System Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Combined External, Endoscopic, Endonasal-Assisted En Bloc Resection of Malignant Tumors From the Lacrimal Drainage System.
Shi J, Tu Y, Wu W
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1855-1858. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004655. PMID: 29944561
En bloc resection of lacrimal sac tumors and simultaneous orbital reconstruction: surgical and functional outcomes.
Alabiad CR, Weed DT, Walker TJ, Vivero R, Hobeika GA, Hatoum GF, Shriver EM, Tse DT
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov-Dec;30(6):459-67. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000134. PMID: 24814277

Diagnosis

Primary Malignant Epithelial Tumors of the Lacrimal Drainage System: A Major Review.
Singh S, Ali MJ
Orbit 2021 Jun;40(3):179-192. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1769684. PMID: 32506982
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal sac: case report.
Ramos A, Pozo CD, Chinchurreta A, García F, Lorenzo M, Gismero S
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2016 Sep-Oct;79(5):333-335. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20160095. PMID: 27982216
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal sac.
Kincaid MC, Meis JM, Lee MW
Ophthalmology 1989 Nov;96(11):1655-8. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(89)32682-0. PMID: 2559385

Prognosis

Primary Malignant Epithelial Tumors of the Lacrimal Drainage System: A Major Review.
Singh S, Ali MJ
Orbit 2021 Jun;40(3):179-192. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1769684. PMID: 32506982
Combined External, Endoscopic, Endonasal-Assisted En Bloc Resection of Malignant Tumors From the Lacrimal Drainage System.
Shi J, Tu Y, Wu W
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1855-1858. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004655. PMID: 29944561
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal sac: case report.
Ramos A, Pozo CD, Chinchurreta A, García F, Lorenzo M, Gismero S
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2016 Sep-Oct;79(5):333-335. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20160095. PMID: 27982216

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