Acquired canaliculocele with intranasal extension in a dog

Abstract

To describe a case of a nasolacrimal canaliculocele with intranasal extension in a dog. A 6-year-old neutered female Jack Russell Terrier was referred to the Centre Hospitalier V et erinaire des Cordeliers for a slowly enlarging mass adjacent to the medial canthus of the right eye of 5 months duration. Ophthalmic exam, ultrasound, fine needle aspiration, dacryocystorhinography and computerized tomography examinations were performed. Rhinoendoscopic treatment with marsupialisation of the endonasal canaliculocele was performed. Physical examination revealed a 3 cm diameter, subcutaneous mass beneath the medial canthus of the right eye, with a defect in the maxillary bone below. Dacryocystorhinography demonstrated blockage at the level of the nasolacrimal duct. Fine needle aspiration confirmed the cavitary nature of the lesion. During rhinoendoscopy, a mass containing watery fluid was found. Following marsupialisation with a large mass wall resection, the lacrimal drainage system irrigated freely in the nasal chamber. The communication of the lumen of the diverticulum with the lumen of the superior but not the inferior canaliculus was clearly demonstrated during endoscopy. Given negative immunohistochemical staining for smooth muscle actin and desmin, nasolacrimal dacryocele appears to be the most likely diagnosis. Histological examination confirmed that no goblet cells were present in the wall of the diverticulum, which is consistent with the canaliculus rather than the lacrimal sac. Complete resolution was observed without recurrence one year after surgery. Despite its rarity, a canaliculocele should be considered in adult dogs with nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Marsupialisation seems to be the appropriate therapy.

Bilateral temporal dacryops in a cat

“…Cystic structures associated with the secretory and excretory lacrimal tissues are uncommon and have been sporadically reported in dogs, [11][12][13][14][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] cats, 10,25 a red-ear slider, 26 horses, 27 and in human patients. [28][29][30][31][32][33] In the physician-based literature dacryops refers to an ectasia of the lacrimal gland ductal tissue 34 and can arise anywhere lacrimal tissue is present.…”