Lacrimal sac lymphoproliferative lesion: case report

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2015 Mar;90(3):144-7. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2014.02.011. Epub 2014 Nov 15.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Case report: The case is presented of a 51 year-old woman with a firm mass at the medial canthus of the right eye of five years onset. A low-grade lymphoproliferative lesion (reactive lymphoid hyperplasia) was diagnosed from an excisional biopsy

Discussion: Lacrimal sac tumors are rare, with a peak incidence in the fifth decade of life. The initial clinical features are epiphora and medial canthus swelling. As it mimics nasolacrimal duct obstruction, up to 40% of these tumors are misdiagnosed until undergoing surgery.

Keywords: Epiphora; Epífora; Lacrimal obstruction; Lacrimal system malignant tumor; Lesión linfoproliferativa; Linfoma; Lymphoma; Lymphoproliferative lesion; Obstrucción vía lagrimal; Tumor maligno vía lagrimal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasolacrimal Duct / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasolacrimal Duct / pathology*
  • Nasolacrimal Duct / surgery
  • Orbit / diagnostic imaging
  • Pseudolymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Pseudolymphoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Pseudolymphoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed