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Lacrimal Sac Malignant Melanoma in 15 Japanese Patients: Case Report and Literature Review.
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports - 1 Jan 2000
Matsuo Toshihiko, Tanaka Takehiro, Yamasaki Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Background. Primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac is rare. A patient with lacrimal sac melanoma was presented, and 14 Japanese patients with lacrimal sac melanoma in the literature were reviewed. Case Presentation. A 78-year-old Japanese man was presented with painless swelling of the lacrimal sac on the left side. Dacryocystectomy revealed diffuse infiltration with large epithelioid cells, sometimes...
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