Malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac.
The case of an 80-year-old woman who presented with a 1-year history of a right medial canthal mass and bloody tears and who was found to have a lacrimal sac melanoma is reported. A literature search revealed that only 16 cases of primary lacrimal sac melanoma have been reported. Current therapeutic modalities are discussed.
Levine
M R
MR
Division of Ophthalmology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Dinar
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Y
Davies
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed