Epiphora as a presenting sign of angioleiomyoma of the lacrimal sac

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 490-492

  Korn, Bobby S ^a   Glasgow, Ben J ^b   Kikkawa, Don O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EPIPHORA; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL SAC; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ANGIOMYOMA; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEARS;

EID: 36349037110     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318158edb4     Document Type: Article

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