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Lacrimal Drainage System Melanoma

MedGen UID:
1781892
•Concept ID:
C5446455
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Melanoma of the Lacrimal Drainage System

Definition

An extremely rare melanoma that arises from the lacrimal drainage system. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLacrimal Drainage System Melanoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Combined External, Endoscopic, Endonasal-Assisted En Bloc Resection of Malignant Tumors From the Lacrimal Drainage System.
Shi J, Tu Y, Wu W
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1855-1858. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004655. PMID: 29944561
Tumors of the lacrimal drainage system.
Heindl LM, Jünemann AG, Kruse FE, Holbach LM
Orbit 2010 Oct;29(5):298-306. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2010.492887. PMID: 20958177
En bloc excision in malignant tumors of the lacrimal drainage apparatus.
Valenzuela AA, Selva D, McNab AA, Simon GB, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2006 Sep-Oct;22(5):356-60. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000235819.06507.b1. PMID: 16985419
The effect of silicone nasolacrimal intubation on epiphora after helium ion irradiation of uveal melanomas.
Lovato AA, Char DH, Castro JR, Kroll SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1989 Oct 15;108(4):431-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73312-4. PMID: 2801862

Diagnosis

Melanoma of the lacrimal drainage system: A systematic review.
Vinciguerra A, Rampi A, Giordano Resti A, Barbieri D, Bussi M, Trimarchi M
Head Neck 2021 Jul;43(7):2240-2252. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.26705. PMID: 33843111

Therapy

The effect of silicone nasolacrimal intubation on epiphora after helium ion irradiation of uveal melanomas.
Lovato AA, Char DH, Castro JR, Kroll SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1989 Oct 15;108(4):431-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73312-4. PMID: 2801862

Prognosis

Melanoma of the lacrimal drainage system: A systematic review.
Vinciguerra A, Rampi A, Giordano Resti A, Barbieri D, Bussi M, Trimarchi M
Head Neck 2021 Jul;43(7):2240-2252. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.26705. PMID: 33843111
Combined External, Endoscopic, Endonasal-Assisted En Bloc Resection of Malignant Tumors From the Lacrimal Drainage System.
Shi J, Tu Y, Wu W
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Oct;29(7):1855-1858. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004655. PMID: 29944561
Tumors of the lacrimal drainage system.
Heindl LM, Jünemann AG, Kruse FE, Holbach LM
Orbit 2010 Oct;29(5):298-306. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2010.492887. PMID: 20958177
En bloc excision in malignant tumors of the lacrimal drainage apparatus.
Valenzuela AA, Selva D, McNab AA, Simon GB, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2006 Sep-Oct;22(5):356-60. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000235819.06507.b1. PMID: 16985419

Clinical prediction guides

The effect of silicone nasolacrimal intubation on epiphora after helium ion irradiation of uveal melanomas.
Lovato AA, Char DH, Castro JR, Kroll SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1989 Oct 15;108(4):431-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73312-4. PMID: 2801862

Recent systematic reviews

Melanoma of the lacrimal drainage system: A systematic review.
Vinciguerra A, Rampi A, Giordano Resti A, Barbieri D, Bussi M, Trimarchi M
Head Neck 2021 Jul;43(7):2240-2252. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.26705. PMID: 33843111

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