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SUBMITTER: Uhlirova M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1636619 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vahdani Kaveh K Coupland Sarah E SE Ashdown Morag Evalyn ME Garrott Hellen H Ford Rebecca R
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 20190701 4
Sebaceous carcinoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high mortality rate that commonly arises in the periorbital area. Rarely, the lacrimal apparatus may be involved by either contiguous or noncontiguous spread. The authors describe 2 unusual cases of sebaceous carcinoma in the lacrimal sac, presenting as a medial canthal mass simulating chronic dacryocystitis. In Case 1, the sebaceous carcinoma occurred primarily in the lacrimal sac, in the absence of concurrent or previous ocular adnexal seb ...[more]