Haemangiopericytoma of the lacrimal sac.
Haemangiopericytomas (HPCs) are rare tumours which infrequently occur in the lacrimal sac. Only 8 cases of lacrimal sac HPC have previously been reported. The authors report 2 additional cases presenting clinically with epiphora and a mass. One case recurred 3 times during an 18-year period. The other case did not recur during 51 months of follow-up. The tumours showed immunohistochemical features consistent with a diagnosis of HPC. The authors recommend wide excision for these tumours and careful long-term follow-up to detect recurrence which is not uncommon.
a Department of Ophthalmology , Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kyoto , Japan.
Akihide
A
Watanabe
b South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide , Adelaide , Australia.
Albert
A
Wu
b South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide , Adelaide , Australia.
Michelle T
MT
Sun
c Department of Ophthalmology , Fukui University , Fukui , Japan.
Masaru
M
Inatani
d Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery , Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital , Shizuoka , Japan.
Nobutada
N
Katori
b South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide , Adelaide , Australia.
Dinesh
D
Selva
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Haemangiopericytoma; lacrimal; orbit; solitary fibrous tumour