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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2020

Epiphora and unrecognized paranasal sinuses pathology.

Filippo Confalonieri, Laura Balia, Raffaele Piscopo, Luca Malvezzi, Alessandra Di Maria

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Epiphora: A Structured Diagnostic Approach for the Otolaryngologist.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026
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  2. Leiomyosarcoma of the maxillary sinus presenting with epiphora: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Filippo ConfalonieriHumanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Laura BaliaHumanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Raffaele PiscopoHumanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Luca MalvezziHumanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Alessandra Di MariaHumanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeto report five patients all presenting with persistent unilateral epiphora as a sign of unexpected and rare lesions causing Secondary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (SANDO) and the risks associated to an incomplete diagnostic work-up. OBSERVATIONS: the cases presented are: (1) Fungus ball, (2) Pyogenic granuloma, (3) Sinonasal inverted papilloma (4) Sinonasal inverted papilloma with synchronous squamous cell carcinoma, (5) Squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal sac. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: masses are uncommon but not a rare cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Surgical teams performing large numbers of dacryocystorhinostomies should be aware of such pathology and perform a systematic multidisciplinary approach.

Indexed as

Fungus ballLacrimal sac tumorsPyogenic granulomaSinonasal inverted papillomaSquamous cell carcinomaTearing

Identifiers

PMID32671284
PMCPMC7350086
OpenAlexW3038375023

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