title: Diagnosis and management of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal duct.
abstract: Primary tumors of the lacrimal sac are rare, and mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the lacrimal sac have only been reported 13 times in the literature. We reported an intermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma that was managed with wide local excision, medial maxillectomy, and external beam radiotherapy, and the patient has remained disease-free for 7 years. Orbital exenteration had generally been recommended for these tumors, but newer, more conservative resections along with radiation therapy may be equally effective.
authors.affiliation: Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 12159, USA. brars@mail.amc.edu
authors.forename: Sonia T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed