PubMed ID: 6626013
Author(s): Ni C, Wagoner MD, Wang WJ, Albert DM, Fan CO, Robinson N. Mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the lacrimal sac. Arch Ophthalmol. 1983 Oct;101(10):1572-4. PMID 6626013
Journal: Archives Of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Volume 101, Issue 10, Oct 1983
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malignant tumor containing both neoplastic mucin-producing cells and epidermoid cells. To the only reported case arising in the lacrimal sac, we add three additional cases. All three were locally aggressive and required orbital exenterations. No deaths from metastatic disease occurred.