Lacrimal Sac Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Metastases to the Cavernous Sinus Following Dacryocystorhinostomy Treated with Stereotactic Radiotherapy
Purpose: We report a very good outcome in a 44-year-old woman in whom cancer was missed as the cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis and which was deemed inoperable after spreading to the cavernous sinus. Case Report: The patient was referred to our unit 12 months following uneve...
Main Authors: | Jonathan C.P. Roos, Bijan Beigi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2016-05-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/446152 |
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