Journal article
Asymptomatic Lacrimal Ductule Dacryolithiasis with Embedded Cilia
Abstract
We describe a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with a visually apparent but otherwise asymptomatic mass in the right lateral fornix. Computerized tomography demonstrated the mass adjacent to the lacrimal gland. The mass was surgically removed, and histopathologic examination was consistent with a dacryolith of the lacrimal ductule. There were several cilia isolated from the dacryolith. This entity should be considered in the differential …
Authors
Zafar A; Jordan DR; Brownstein S; Faraji H
Journal
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 83–85
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
1 2004
DOI
10.1097/01.iop.0000105515.10205.a6
ISSN
0740-9303