[Pyogenic granuloma of the lacrimal sac]

ABSTRACT

To report a case of free floating pyogenic granuloma within the lacrimal sac. A 13 month old infant with unresolving dacryocystitis and history of two times failed probing and once failed turbinate fracture was scheduled for dacryocystorhinostomy [DCR]. A free floating red mass was removed from the sac. Histopathologic examination confirmed a diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma. Eight months after the operation the patient was asymptomatic. When probing of the lacrimal duct fails to improve its obstruction, in addition to nasal lesions, lacrimal sac masses including pyogenic granuloma must be considered