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Lacrimal System Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1781723
•Concept ID:
C5428721
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Lacrimal Apparatus Carcinoma

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal gland or the lacrimal drainage system. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Reply Re: "Does Multimodal Treatment Improve Eye and Life Salvage in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland?".
Manjandavida FP, Honavar SG, Murthy R, Das S, Vemuganti GK, Mulay K, Reddy VAP
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Jul-Aug 01;38(4):407-408. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002212. PMID: 35797666
Re: "Does Multimodal Treatment Improve Eye and Life Salvage in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland?".
Rose GE
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Jul-Aug 01;38(4):406. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002211. PMID: 35797665
Re: "Multidisciplinary management of lacrimal sac/nasolacrimal duct carcinomas".
Valenzuela AA, McNab A, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov-Dec;30(6):531-2. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000318. PMID: 25383578

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A multicentre review of the histology of 1012 periocular basal cell carcinomas.
Lin Z, Qidwai U, Igali L, Hemmant B
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Sep;31(5):2699-2704. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.1177/1120672120957597. PMID: 32907383
Carcinomas of the lacrimal drainage system.
Ramberg I, Toft PB, Heegaard S
Surv Ophthalmol 2020 Nov-Dec;65(6):691-707. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.04.001. PMID: 32304675
Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy following radioactive iodine thyroid ablation.
Van Tassel SH, Segal KL, Hsu NM, Kacker A, Lelli GJ Jr
Orbit 2017 Apr;36(2):59-63. Epub 2017 Feb 28 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1279653. PMID: 28388347
Lacrimal sac mucus-secreting adenocarcinoma.
Bansal S, Khan AL, Hsuan J
Orbit 2008;27(3):199-201. doi: 10.1080/01676830701804180. PMID: 18569829
Primary orbital tumors.
Adam YG, Farr HW
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Diagnosis

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of Lacrimal Gland: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Khademi B, Zia Z, Kohandel-Shirazi M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Jan-Feb 01;39(1):e22-e25. Epub 2022 Aug 8 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002258. PMID: 35943428
Carcinomas of the lacrimal drainage system.
Ramberg I, Toft PB, Heegaard S
Surv Ophthalmol 2020 Nov-Dec;65(6):691-707. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.04.001. PMID: 32304675
Avoiding the major complication of ophthalmic pathology: misdiagnosis. A review of three common diagnostic challenges.
Rashid A, Jakobiec FA
Semin Ophthalmol 2014 Sep-Nov;29(5-6):468-74. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2014.959196. PMID: 25325875
Tumors of the lacrimal gland and lacrimal sac.
Jakobiec FA
Trans New Orleans Acad Ophthalmol 1982;30:190-202. PMID: 6289496
The REEDS syndrome.
Reed WB, Brown AC, Sugarman GI, Schlesinger L
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Therapy

Repair of a combined nasal sidewall/cheek/medial canthus defect.
Shi KY, Matsumoto A, Nijhawan RI
J Am Acad Dermatol 2024 Apr;90(4):e123-e124. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.04.064. PMID: 37187425
Mohs Surgery for Periocular Tumors.
Monheit G, Hrynewycz K
Dermatol Surg 2019 Dec;45 Suppl 2:S70-S78. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002254. PMID: 31764293
Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy following radioactive iodine thyroid ablation.
Van Tassel SH, Segal KL, Hsu NM, Kacker A, Lelli GJ Jr
Orbit 2017 Apr;36(2):59-63. Epub 2017 Feb 28 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1279653. PMID: 28388347
Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Lacrimal Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
Zhang M, Fathy C, Breazzano MP, Hollar M, Barahimi B
Int Ophthalmol Clin 2017 Winter;57(1):143-152. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000158. PMID: 27898620
Sebaceous carcinoma of the ocular region: a review.
Shields JA, Demirci H, Marr BP, Eagle RC Jr, Shields CL
Surv Ophthalmol 2005 Mar-Apr;50(2):103-22. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.12.008. PMID: 15749305

Prognosis

Mohs Surgery for Periocular Tumors.
Monheit G, Hrynewycz K
Dermatol Surg 2019 Dec;45 Suppl 2:S70-S78. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002254. PMID: 31764293
Avoiding the major complication of ophthalmic pathology: misdiagnosis. A review of three common diagnostic challenges.
Rashid A, Jakobiec FA
Semin Ophthalmol 2014 Sep-Nov;29(5-6):468-74. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2014.959196. PMID: 25325875
Sebaceous carcinoma of the ocular region: a review.
Shields JA, Demirci H, Marr BP, Eagle RC Jr, Shields CL
Surv Ophthalmol 2005 Mar-Apr;50(2):103-22. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.12.008. PMID: 15749305
Schneiderian papillomas and carcinomas: a review.
Batsakis JG, Suarez P
Adv Anat Pathol 2001 Mar;8(2):53-64. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200103000-00001. PMID: 11236954
Unilateral proptosis.
Parsons GA
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Clinical prediction guides

Human Papillomavirus Related Neoplasia of the Ocular Adnexa.
Ramberg I, Heegaard S
Viruses 2021 Aug 2;13(8) doi: 10.3390/v13081522. PMID: 34452388Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of invasive ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Canada during 1992-2010.
Darwich R, Ghazawi FM, Le M, Rahme E, Alghazawi N, Zubarev A, Moreau L, Sasseville D, Burnier MN Jr, Litvinov IV
Br J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct;104(10):1368-1372. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314650. PMID: 31949098
Mohs Surgery for Periocular Tumors.
Monheit G, Hrynewycz K
Dermatol Surg 2019 Dec;45 Suppl 2:S70-S78. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002254. PMID: 31764293
Schneiderian papillomas and carcinomas: a review.
Batsakis JG, Suarez P
Adv Anat Pathol 2001 Mar;8(2):53-64. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200103000-00001. PMID: 11236954
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal sac: a report of two cases, with observations on the histogenesis.
Fliss DM, Freeman JL, Hurwitz JJ, Heathcote JG
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Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of Nasolacrimal SCC Treatments and Promising Role of Chemo-Induction: A Case Report and Systematic Review.
Alsavaf MB, Abouammo MD, Bhuskute GS, Sun S, Issa M, Seim NB, VanKoevering KK, Bhateja P, Bonomi M, Carrau RL
Laryngoscope 2024 Sep;134(9):3892-3902. Epub 2024 Apr 23 doi: 10.1002/lary.31426. PMID: 38651346
Holding back the tears: is there a role for marsupialisation?
Chiu SJ, Currie ZI, Tan JH
BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2022 Aug;7(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2022-000985. PMID: 36161857Free PMC Article
Ectopic Lacrimal Gland Tissue: A Systematic Review.
Nagendran S, Alsamnan M, Strianese D, Malhotra R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):540-544. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001621. PMID: 32205779
A systematic review of sinonasal oncocytomas and oncocytic carcinomas: Diagnosis, management, and technical considerations.
Hodzic Z, Rowan NR, Kashiwazaki R, Willson TJ, Wang EW, Lee SE
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2017 May;7(5):514-524. Epub 2017 Jan 16 doi: 10.1002/alr.21902. PMID: 28092140
Intermediate and long-term adverse effects of radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma--a systematic review.
Clement SC, Peeters RP, Ronckers CM, Links TP, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Nieveen van Dijkum EJ, van Rijn RR, van der Pal HJ, Neggers SJ, Kremer LC, van Eck-Smit BL, van Santen HM
Cancer Treat Rev 2015 Dec;41(10):925-34. Epub 2015 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2015.09.001. PMID: 26421813

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