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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
[Nasal fossae hemangiopericytoma revealed by acute dacryocystitis]
F Racoussot1, D Jourdel, P Labalette
1Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
Abstract:
We report a 42-year-old woman with a hemangiopericytoma tumor located in nasal fossae, revealed by acute dacryocystitis. Clinical rhinoscopic examination and orbitofacial tomodensitometry showed tumefaction of the lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct. We removed the tumor by endonasal surgery. The anatomopathology examination confirmed the diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma. The internal canthus area and the maxillary sinus roof were treated with complementary irradiation.
