Lacrimal sac mass

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 16 Sep 2019

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Knipe H, Lacrimal sac mass. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Jul 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-71042

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-71042

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/71042?iframe=true

rID:

71042

Article created:

16 Sep 2019, Henry Knipe ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

16 Sep 2019, Henry Knipe ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

1 time, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

refs, eye, opththalmology, orbit, cases

Synonyms:

Lacrimal sac masses are very uncommon and more commonly have a malignant (~80%) rather than benign (~20%) aetiology.

inflammatory
neoplastic
- epithelial tumours
  - benign, e.g. papilloma
  - malignant, e.g. squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma
- mesenchymal tumour, e.g. fibroma
- lymphoma
- malignant melanoma