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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction secondary to dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Paul Bryar1, Regina Sun, Daniel Ebroon
1Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. p-bryar@northwestern.edu
Objective:
To describe a patient wtih dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans causing a nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO).
Design:
Case report.
Participant:
A 33-year-old female with an NLDO.
Results:
We report a patient with NLDO as the presenting sign of a rare tumor of the skin, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The patient presented with epiphora, and after dacryocystorhinostomy was done, histopathology revealed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The clinical course, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathology are discussed.
Conclusion:
Obstruction of the lacrimal drainage system can be seen with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
