Nasolacrimal Duct Mucocele: Case Report and Literature Review
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
; 19(1): 96-98, Jan-Mar/2015. graf
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ABSTRACT
Introduction Mucoceles are benign expansive cystic formations, composed of a mucus-secreting epithelium (respiratory or pseudostratified epithelium). Nasolacrimal mucocele occurs in a small proportion of children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and is characterized by a cystic mass in the medial canthus with dilation of the nasolacrimal duct; although dacryocystoceles are rare in adults, they have been reported in patients with trachoma. Objective Discuss clinical aspects, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of mucocele of nasolacrimal duct based on literature review. Resumed Report The authors report a case of bilateral congenital nasolacrimal duct cysts in a 30-year-old man, identified as a tumor in the topography of both lacrimal sacs since birth without associated symptoms. The patient underwent successive surgical treatments, leading to recurrence of the tumor at the right side and recurrent local infections. Conclusion Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy has been increasingly used with good results and success rates similar to the external access. .
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Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Mutation
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Nervous System Diseases
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Humans
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English
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Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
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Otolaryngology
Year:
2015
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Article
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Brazil
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Salvador/BR