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Lacrimal Gland Oncocytoma

MedGen UID:
1782541
•Concept ID:
C5446385
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A benign epithelial neoplasm that arises from the lacrimal gland. It is characterized by the presence of oncocytic cells with abundant eosinophilic and granular cytoplasm. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLacrimal Gland Oncocytoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland: clinico-pathologic correlation and management.
Riedel KG, Markl A, Hasenfratz G, Kampik A, Stefani FH, Lund OE
Neurosurg Rev 1990;13(4):289-98. doi: 10.1007/BF00346367. PMID: 2177857

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nasolacrimal duct tumours in the era of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: literature review.
Tanweer F, Mahkamova K, Harkness P
J Laryngol Otol 2013 Jul;127(7):670-5. Epub 2013 Jun 12 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113001163. PMID: 23756574
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction caused by an oncocytoma.
de Bree R, Scheeren RA, Kummer A, Tiwari RM
Rhinology 2002 Sep;40(3):165-7. PMID: 12357720
Oncocytic adenomatous hyperplasia of the lacrimal sac: a case report and review of the literature.
Chen LJ, Liao SL, Kao SC, Wu CT, Hou PK, Chen MS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Nov;14(6):436-40. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199811000-00008. PMID: 9842564
Ostensible oncocytoma of accessory lacrimal glands.
Pecorella I, Garner A
Histopathology 1997 Mar;30(3):264-70. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.d01-601.x. PMID: 9088957
Types and frequency of lesions of the caruncle.
Shields CL, Shields JA, White D, Augsburger JJ
Am J Ophthalmol 1986 Dec 15;102(6):771-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(86)90407-1. PMID: 3789057

Diagnosis

Nasal oncocytoma causing unilateral epiphora in an elderly patient: the vital role of nasendoscopy.
Murphy DC, Alfiky M, Prinsley P
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 9;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223183. PMID: 29523610Free PMC Article
Nasolacrimal duct tumours in the era of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: literature review.
Tanweer F, Mahkamova K, Harkness P
J Laryngol Otol 2013 Jul;127(7):670-5. Epub 2013 Jun 12 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113001163. PMID: 23756574
Oncocytoma of the caruncle.
Mohan ER, Biswas J, Krishnakumar S
Indian J Ophthalmol 2002 Mar;50(1):60-1. PMID: 12090093
Oncocytic adenomatous hyperplasia of the lacrimal sac: a case report and review of the literature.
Chen LJ, Liao SL, Kao SC, Wu CT, Hou PK, Chen MS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Nov;14(6):436-40. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199811000-00008. PMID: 9842564
Types and frequency of lesions of the caruncle.
Shields CL, Shields JA, White D, Augsburger JJ
Am J Ophthalmol 1986 Dec 15;102(6):771-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(86)90407-1. PMID: 3789057

Therapy

Nasal oncocytoma causing unilateral epiphora in an elderly patient: the vital role of nasendoscopy.
Murphy DC, Alfiky M, Prinsley P
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 9;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223183. PMID: 29523610Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Malignant oncocytoma of the lacrimal sac as an unusual cause of epiphora.
Yuen HK, Cheuk W, Cheng AC, Anh C, Chan N
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2007 Jan-Feb;23(1):70-2. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31802dd7f4. PMID: 17237701
Oncocytoma of the peripunctum.
Imaizumi M, Nakatsuka K
Int Ophthalmol 2005 Jun;26(3):111-3. Epub 2006 Nov 8 doi: 10.1007/s10792-006-9008-7. PMID: 17091220
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction caused by an oncocytoma.
de Bree R, Scheeren RA, Kummer A, Tiwari RM
Rhinology 2002 Sep;40(3):165-7. PMID: 12357720
Oncocytic adenomatous hyperplasia of the lacrimal sac: a case report and review of the literature.
Chen LJ, Liao SL, Kao SC, Wu CT, Hou PK, Chen MS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Nov;14(6):436-40. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199811000-00008. PMID: 9842564
Epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland: clinico-pathologic correlation and management.
Riedel KG, Markl A, Hasenfratz G, Kampik A, Stefani FH, Lund OE
Neurosurg Rev 1990;13(4):289-98. doi: 10.1007/BF00346367. PMID: 2177857

Clinical prediction guides

Clinico-pathological correlation of lacrimal caruncle tumors: a retrospective analysis over 22 years at the University Eye Hospital Bonn.
Clemens AC, Loeffler KU, Holz FG, Herwig-Carl MC
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022 Apr;260(4):1415-1425. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00417-021-05464-x. PMID: 34709452Free PMC Article
Accessory lacrimal gland tumours of the eye region.
Mulay K, Rasmussen PK, Aggarwal E, Honavar SG, Heegaard S
Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Nov;96(7):e772-e775. Epub 2018 May 31 doi: 10.1111/aos.13712. PMID: 29855174
Oncocytoma of the lacrimal gland: a case report.
Fenelon EM, Balby IT, Neves NTD, Figueiredo F, Duarte ECB, Tzelikis PF
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2017 Mar-Apr;80(2):128-130. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170031. PMID: 28591289
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction caused by oncocytic carcinoma.
Jung JH, Shin DH, Cho KS, Choi HY
Korean J Ophthalmol 2013 Apr;27(2):126-9. Epub 2013 Feb 27 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2013.27.2.126. PMID: 23543280Free PMC Article
Nasolacrimal duct oncocytoma: an unusual cause of chronic epiphora.
Delas B, Bertrand M, Babin E, François A, Marie JP, Dehesdin D, Choussy O
Ear Nose Throat J 2010 Mar;89(3):132-9. PMID: 20229479

Recent systematic reviews

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
Nasolacrimal duct tumours in the era of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: literature review.
Tanweer F, Mahkamova K, Harkness P
J Laryngol Otol 2013 Jul;127(7):670-5. Epub 2013 Jun 12 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113001163. PMID: 23756574

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