SUMMARY
The procedure for doing a dacryocystorhinostomy with silicone stents isdescribed. The stent was well tolerated in all 70 procedures. Fifty-four of the 70 procedures were tested postoperatively by irrigation or by the Jones dye test. Of these procedures in which objective testing was done, 94% were felt to be successful.
Cutaneous benign mixed tumor may occur in the eyelid, and, although uncommon, should be included in the differential diagnosis of firm, nodular eyelid tumors. The histopathologic features are similar to those seen in this tumor type arising in other areas of the body. Preoperative consideration of this diagnostic possibility may allow the surgeon to plan for complete excision, thereby reducing the possibility of recurrence or malignant transformation.
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