Nasolacrimal duct cyst

Nasolacrimal duct cyst describes a unilateral or bilateral congenital cyst of the nasolacrimal duct, which is almost always associated with dacryocystocele, presenting most commonly at birth or a few weeks of age (but rarely presenting in adulthood) as a benign, grayish blue mass in the inferomedial canthus or in the nasal cavity, that can cause epiphora, dacryocystitis (inflammation of the lacrimal sac) and nasal obstruction. It is more commonly reported in females.

Alacrima

Absence of tear secretion.


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PMID (PMCID)
23128532
FEMALE
Giant dacryocystocele and congenital alacrimia in lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome.
Santo RO, Golbert MB, Akaishi PM, Cruz AA, Cintra MB.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;29(3):e67-8.
The authors report for the first time an association among giant dacryocystocele, alacrima, and agenesis of the lacrimal puncta in a patient with lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome.