BENIGN LACRIMAL GLAND TUMORS

Course overview

LACRIMAL GLAND MASSES CAN HAVE MANY ETIOLOGIES, INCLUDING NEOPLASTIC AND NON-NEOPLASTIC CAUSES. OF THE NEOPLASTIC CAUSES, BENIGN ETIOLOGIES ARE MORE COMMON THAN MALIGNANT. HOWEVER, SINCE THEY ARE STILL RARE, THEY CAN PRESENT A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE. THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BENIGN LACRIMAL GLAND TUMORS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THESE CONDITIONS.