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Lacrimal System Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1781723
•Concept ID:
C5428721
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Lacrimal Apparatus Carcinoma

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal gland or the lacrimal drainage system. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multimodal therapy in the management of lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Yang J, Zhou C, Wang Y, Fan X, Jia R
BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Jun 8;19(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1110-5. PMID: 31176360Free PMC Article
Evaluation and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Epiphora, Punctal and Canalicular Stenosis, and Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.
Mansur C, Pfeiffer ML, Esmaeli B
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Jan/Feb;33(1):9-12. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000745. PMID: 27429222
Current treatment of lacrimal gland carcinoma.
Woo KI, Kim YD, Sa HS, Esmaeli B
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2016 Sep;27(5):449-56. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000301. PMID: 27273588

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Visual outcome and ocular complications in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma after eye-sparing surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.
Zhao Z, Frank SJ, Ning J, Zhao J, Jiang X, Wang XA, Schefler AC, Hanna E, Moreno A, Gunn B, Ferrarotto R, Esmaeli B
Br J Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 22;107(12):1914-1919. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-321889. PMID: 36229179Free PMC Article
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma from the salivary and lacrimal glands and the breast: Different clinical outcomes to the same tumor.
Emerick C, Mariano FV, Vargas PA, Nör JE, Squarize CH, Castilho RM
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022 Nov;179:103792. Epub 2022 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103792. PMID: 35973662
Human Papillomavirus Related Neoplasia of the Ocular Adnexa.
Ramberg I, Heegaard S
Viruses 2021 Aug 2;13(8) doi: 10.3390/v13081522. PMID: 34452388Free PMC Article
Carcinomas of the lacrimal drainage system.
Ramberg I, Toft PB, Heegaard S
Surv Ophthalmol 2020 Nov-Dec;65(6):691-707. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.04.001. PMID: 32304675
Overview of benign and malignant lacrimal gland tumors.
Gündüz AK, Yeşiltaş YS, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;29(5):458-468. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000515. PMID: 30028745

Diagnosis

Lacrimal Sac Tumors: A Single-institution Experience, Including New Insights.
Wakasaki T, Yasumatsu R, Tanabe M, Yoshikawa H, Jiromaru R, Hashimoto K, Matsuo M, Fujimura A, Nakagawa T
In Vivo 2023 May-Jun;37(3):1219-1225. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13198. PMID: 37103086Free PMC Article
Human Papillomavirus Related Neoplasia of the Ocular Adnexa.
Ramberg I, Heegaard S
Viruses 2021 Aug 2;13(8) doi: 10.3390/v13081522. PMID: 34452388Free PMC Article
Carcinomas of the lacrimal drainage system.
Ramberg I, Toft PB, Heegaard S
Surv Ophthalmol 2020 Nov-Dec;65(6):691-707. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2020.04.001. PMID: 32304675
Overview of benign and malignant lacrimal gland tumors.
Gündüz AK, Yeşiltaş YS, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;29(5):458-468. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000515. PMID: 30028745
An Update on Tumors of the Lacrimal Gland.
Andreasen S, Esmaeli B, Holstein SL, Mikkelsen LH, Rasmussen PK, Heegaard S
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):159-172. doi: 10.22608/APO.201707. PMID: 28399336

Therapy

Visual outcome and ocular complications in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma after eye-sparing surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.
Zhao Z, Frank SJ, Ning J, Zhao J, Jiang X, Wang XA, Schefler AC, Hanna E, Moreno A, Gunn B, Ferrarotto R, Esmaeli B
Br J Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 22;107(12):1914-1919. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-321889. PMID: 36229179Free PMC Article
Treatment outcomes after definitive radio(chemo)therapy for 17 lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma.
Song X, He H, Zhu Y, Wang S, Wang J, Wang W, Li Y
Br J Radiol 2020 Nov 1;93(1115):20190633. Epub 2020 Oct 6 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190633. PMID: 32970475Free PMC Article
Multimodal therapy in the management of lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Yang J, Zhou C, Wang Y, Fan X, Jia R
BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Jun 8;19(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1110-5. PMID: 31176360Free PMC Article
Evaluation and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Epiphora, Punctal and Canalicular Stenosis, and Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.
Mansur C, Pfeiffer ML, Esmaeli B
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Jan/Feb;33(1):9-12. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000745. PMID: 27429222
Intermediate and long-term adverse effects of radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma--a systematic review.
Clement SC, Peeters RP, Ronckers CM, Links TP, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Nieveen van Dijkum EJ, van Rijn RR, van der Pal HJ, Neggers SJ, Kremer LC, van Eck-Smit BL, van Santen HM
Cancer Treat Rev 2015 Dec;41(10):925-34. Epub 2015 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2015.09.001. PMID: 26421813

Prognosis

Molecular characterisation of tumours of the lacrimal apparatus.
Vibert R, Cyrta J, Girard E, Vacher S, Dupain C, Antonio S, Wong J, Baulande S, De Sousa JMF, Vincent-Salomon A, Masliah-Planchon J, Girard N, Le Tourneau C, Kamal M, Bièche I
Histopathology 2023 Dec;83(6):925-935. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/his.15040. PMID: 37706251
Visual outcome and ocular complications in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma after eye-sparing surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.
Zhao Z, Frank SJ, Ning J, Zhao J, Jiang X, Wang XA, Schefler AC, Hanna E, Moreno A, Gunn B, Ferrarotto R, Esmaeli B
Br J Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 22;107(12):1914-1919. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-321889. PMID: 36229179Free PMC Article
Human Papillomavirus Related Neoplasia of the Ocular Adnexa.
Ramberg I, Heegaard S
Viruses 2021 Aug 2;13(8) doi: 10.3390/v13081522. PMID: 34452388Free PMC Article
Overview of benign and malignant lacrimal gland tumors.
Gündüz AK, Yeşiltaş YS, Shields CL
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;29(5):458-468. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000515. PMID: 30028745
An Update on Tumors of the Lacrimal Gland.
Andreasen S, Esmaeli B, Holstein SL, Mikkelsen LH, Rasmussen PK, Heegaard S
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Mar-Apr;6(2):159-172. doi: 10.22608/APO.201707. PMID: 28399336

Clinical prediction guides

Human papillomavirus-related neoplasia of the ocular adnexa.
Ramberg IMS
Acta Ophthalmol 2022 Oct;100 Suppl 272(Suppl 272):3-33. doi: 10.1111/aos.15244. PMID: 36203222Free PMC Article
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma from the salivary and lacrimal glands and the breast: Different clinical outcomes to the same tumor.
Emerick C, Mariano FV, Vargas PA, Nör JE, Squarize CH, Castilho RM
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022 Nov;179:103792. Epub 2022 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103792. PMID: 35973662
Primary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Apparatus.
Sun H, Cai R, Zhai C, Song W, Sun J, Bi Y
Am J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;239:170-179. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.03.008. PMID: 35288069
Human Papillomavirus Related Neoplasia of the Ocular Adnexa.
Ramberg I, Heegaard S
Viruses 2021 Aug 2;13(8) doi: 10.3390/v13081522. PMID: 34452388Free PMC Article
Clinical management and outcomes of lacrimal sac squamous cell carcinoma.
Song X, Wang S, Wang J, Wang W, Wang S, Yang G, Li J, Zhu Y, Chen F, Zhu W
Head Neck 2019 Apr;41(4):974-981. Epub 2019 Jan 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.25529. PMID: 30629760

Recent systematic reviews

Holding back the tears: is there a role for marsupialisation?
Chiu SJ, Currie ZI, Tan JH
BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2022 Aug;7(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2022-000985. PMID: 36161857Free PMC Article
Ectopic Lacrimal Gland Tissue: A Systematic Review.
Nagendran S, Alsamnan M, Strianese D, Malhotra R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):540-544. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001621. PMID: 32205779
A systematic review of sinonasal oncocytomas and oncocytic carcinomas: Diagnosis, management, and technical considerations.
Hodzic Z, Rowan NR, Kashiwazaki R, Willson TJ, Wang EW, Lee SE
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2017 May;7(5):514-524. Epub 2017 Jan 16 doi: 10.1002/alr.21902. PMID: 28092140
Intermediate and long-term adverse effects of radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma--a systematic review.
Clement SC, Peeters RP, Ronckers CM, Links TP, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Nieveen van Dijkum EJ, van Rijn RR, van der Pal HJ, Neggers SJ, Kremer LC, van Eck-Smit BL, van Santen HM
Cancer Treat Rev 2015 Dec;41(10):925-34. Epub 2015 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2015.09.001. PMID: 26421813

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