Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasolacrimal duct treated with proton beam therapy. Issue 6 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wada, Kota; Arai, Chiaki; Suda, Toshihito; Nagaoka, Masato; Shimura, Eiji; Yanagisawa, Sawako; Edamatsu, Hideo
• Is Part Of: Auris nasus larynx. Volume 42:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 496
• Page End: 500
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.04.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0385-8146

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005">Primary malignant tumors of the lacrimal passage, particularly of the nasolacrimal duct, are rare. We describe a 72-year-old woman who presented with lacrimation 5 years previously. She had pain and bloody and purulent lacrimation, and a mass was identified in the inferior meatus. Accordingly, she was diagnosed with primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasolacrimal duct. She was treated with proton beam therapy and showed a favorable response. Owing to the long-term risks of recurrence and distant metastasis, adenoid cystic carcinoma requires sufficient follow-up.</p> </sec> </abstract>