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Lacrimal system cancer

MedGen UID:
272790
•Concept ID:
C1334361
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of lacrimal apparatus; lacrimal apparatus cancer; Lacrimal Apparatus Neoplasm; lacrimal system cancer; Lacrimal System Neoplasm; lacrimal system neoplasm; Lacrimal System Neoplasms; lacrimal system neoplasms; Lacrimal System Tumor; lacrimal system tumor; lacrimal system tumour; malignant lacrimal apparatus neoplasm; malignant neoplasm of lacrimal apparatus; Neoplasm of Lacrimal System; Neoplasm of lacrimal system; neoplasm of lacrimal system; Neoplasm of the Lacrimal System; neoplasm of the lacrimal system; Tumor of Lacrimal System; Tumor of lacrimal system; tumor of lacrimal system; Tumor of the Lacrimal System; tumor of the lacrimal system; tumour of lacrimal system; tumour of the lacrimal system
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of lacrimal system (416510003); Tumor of lacrimal system (416510003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002460

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the lacrimal gland or the lacrimal drainage system. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical management and outcomes of lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma.
Song X, Wang S, Wang J, Wang W, Wang S, Yang G, Li J, Zhu Y, Chen F, Zhu W
Head Neck 2019 Apr;41(4):974-981. Epub 2019 Jan 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.25529. PMID: 30629760
Clinical features and management of dacryops.
Ozgonul C, Uysal Y, Ayyildiz O, Kucukevcilioglu M
Orbit 2018 Aug;37(4):262-265. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1423081. PMID: 29300516
Current treatment of lacrimal gland carcinoma.
Woo KI, Kim YD, Sa HS, Esmaeli B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2016 Sep;27(5):449-56. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000301. PMID: 27273588

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
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
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
Overview of benign and malignant lacrimal gland tumors.
Gündüz AK, Yeşiltaş YS, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;29(5):458-468. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000515. PMID: 30028745
Lacrimal Sac Tumors--A Review.
Krishna Y, Coupland SE
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):173-178. doi: 10.22608/APO.201713. PMID: 28399337

Diagnosis

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
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
IgG4-related orbital disease.
Flores Balverdi J, Baenas DF, Riscanevo NC, Sánchez AV, Figueroa Rosales R, Alvarellos A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2018 Oct;93(10):494-496. Epub 2018 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2018.04.003. PMID: 29866378
Lacrimal Sac Tumors--A Review.
Krishna Y, Coupland SE
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):173-178. doi: 10.22608/APO.201713. PMID: 28399337
Tumors of the lacrimal gland.
von Holstein SL, Rasmussen PK, Heegaard S
Semin Diagn Pathol 2016 May;33(3):156-63. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2015.10.002. PMID: 26849904

Therapy

Dysfunction of the Salivary and Lacrimal Glands After Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer: Results of the START Study After 6-Months of Follow-Up.
Baudin C, Bressand A, Buffet C, Menegaux F, Soret M, Lê AT, Cardon T, Broggio D, Bassinet C, Huet C, Armengol G, Richardson DB, Leenhardt L, Bernier MO, Lussey-Lepoutre C
Thyroid 2023 Sep;33(9):1100-1109. Epub 2023 Jun 23 doi: 10.1089/thy.2023.0090. PMID: 37300484
Lymphoproliferative tumors involving the lacrimal drainage system: a major review.
Singh S, Ali MJ
Orbit 2020 Aug;39(4):276-284. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1634104. PMID: 31267826
Congenital bilateral dacryocystocele.
Carneiro de Sousa P, Neves M, Duarte D, Azevedo P
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2019 Feb;136(1):41-42. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.10.006. PMID: 30337239
Mycotic Infections of the Eye.
Słowik M, Biernat MM, Urbaniak-Kujda D, Kapelko-Słowik K, Misiuk-Hojło M
Adv Clin Exp Med 2015 Nov-Dec;24(6):1113-7. doi: 10.17219/acem/50572. PMID: 26771986
Docetaxel-associated epiphora.
Kintzel PE, Michaud LB, Lange MK
Pharmacotherapy 2006 Jun;26(6):853-67. doi: 10.1592/phco.26.6.853. PMID: 16716138

Prognosis

Gene Fusions in Ocular Adnexal Tumors.
Milman T, Ida CM, Zhang PJL, Eagle RC Jr
Am J Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;221:211-225. Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.08.012. PMID: 32800827
More advantages in detecting bone and soft tissue metastases from prostate cancer using (18)F-PSMA PET/CT.
Pianou NK, Stavrou PZ, Vlontzou E, Rondogianni P, Exarhos DN, Datseris IE
Hell J Nucl Med 2019 Jan-Apr;22(1):6-9. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1967/s002449910952. PMID: 30843003
IgG4-related disease: what a hematologist needs to know.
Chen LYC, Mattman A, Seidman MA, Carruthers MN
Haematologica 2019 Mar;104(3):444-455. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.205526. PMID: 30705099Free PMC Article
Lacrimal Sac Tumors--A Review.
Krishna Y, Coupland SE
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):173-178. doi: 10.22608/APO.201713. PMID: 28399337
Tumors of the lacrimal gland.
von Holstein SL, Rasmussen PK, Heegaard S
Semin Diagn Pathol 2016 May;33(3):156-63. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2015.10.002. PMID: 26849904

Clinical prediction guides

Dacryops and clinical diagnostic challenges.
Alsarhani WK, Al-Sharif EM, Al-Faky YH, Alkatan HM, Maktabi AM, Alsuhaibani AH
Can J Ophthalmol 2022 Dec;57(6):388-393. Epub 2021 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.06.014. PMID: 34324876
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
Dacryops - A review.
Tanaboonyawat S, Idowu OO, Copperman TS, Vagefi MR, Kersten RC
Orbit 2020 Apr;39(2):128-134. Epub 2019 Sep 12 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1608564. PMID: 31512543
More advantages in detecting bone and soft tissue metastases from prostate cancer using (18)F-PSMA PET/CT.
Pianou NK, Stavrou PZ, Vlontzou E, Rondogianni P, Exarhos DN, Datseris IE
Hell J Nucl Med 2019 Jan-Apr;22(1):6-9. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1967/s002449910952. PMID: 30843003
Mycotic Infections of the Eye.
Słowik M, Biernat MM, Urbaniak-Kujda D, Kapelko-Słowik K, Misiuk-Hojło M
Adv Clin Exp Med 2015 Nov-Dec;24(6):1113-7. doi: 10.17219/acem/50572. PMID: 26771986

Recent systematic reviews

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
Melanoma of the lacrimal drainage system: A systematic review.
Vinciguerra A, Rampi A, Giordano Resti A, Barbieri D, Bussi M, Trimarchi M
Head Neck 2021 Jul;43(7):2240-2252. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.26705. PMID: 33843111
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
IgG4-related skin disease may have distinct systemic manifestations: a systematic review.
Bennett AE, Fenske NA, Rodriguez-Waitkus P, Messina JL
Int J Dermatol 2016 Nov;55(11):1184-1195. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13369. PMID: 27419384

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