Eye
Lacrimal duct / gland
Squamous cell carcinoma-lacrimal duct
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 29 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Squamous cell carcinoma [title] lacrimal
Cite this page: Pernick N. Squamous cell carcinoma-lacrimal duct. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyelacrimalscc.html. Accessed December 23rd, 2024.
Definition / general
- Uncommon; usually moderately differentiated
- Similar to nasal or conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma
- Often spreads along surfaces as well as infiltrating
- Lung is most common site for metastases, then bone and remote viscera
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Often papillary projections into lumen
