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Tumor de las glándulas lagrimales - All Information

Definición:

Es un tumor en las glándulas que segregan las lágrimas, las cuales están localizadas por encima y hacia el lado de cada ojo. El tumor puede ser inofensivo ( benigno) o canceroso ( maligno).

Síntomas:

  • Visión doble
  • Llenura en un párpado o el lado de la cara
  • Dolor

Pruebas y exámenes:

Un especialista en cabeza y cuello u ojos (órbita) llevará a cabo una exploración y evaluará la visión. Los exámenes pueden abarcar una tomografía computarizada o una resonancia magnética.

Tratamiento:

Con frecuencia, los pacientes necesitan cirugía para extirpar el tumor. Los tumores cancerosos pueden requerir tratamiento adicional.

Pronóstico:

El pronóstico generalmente es excelente para los tumores benignos, mientras que para los tumores cancerosos depende del tipo de cáncer y de la etapa en la cual se descubra.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/6/2009
  • Alan Lipkin, MD, Otolaryngologist, Private Practice Denver, Colorado. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2004.

Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.

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