Prenatal diagnosis of bilateral dacrocystoceles

Congenital Dacryocystocele

“…[1][2][3][4] Despite the fact that sonography has been used extensively to evaluate the fetal face in the second and third trimesters, prenatal diagnosis of dacryocystocele has been scarcely reported in the literature. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] When detected in the fetus, other causes of midfacial tumors can be ruled out confidently, preventing unnecessary diagnostic procedures after birth. The list of differen- A B C tial diagnoses is extensive and includes anterior encephalocele, dermoid cysts, and facial hemangioma.…”

“…[2][3][4] Prenatal diagnosis of dacryocystocele by 2-dimensional (2D) sonography has been reported by several authors, mostly as isolated case reports. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In this report, we describe a large series of congenital dacryocystoceles diagnosed prenatally. The clinical and prenatal sonographic findings, including those obtained by means of 3-dimensional (3D) sonography, as well as their natural history and outcome, are reviewed.…”

Congenital Dacryocystocele: A Rare and Benign Nasolacrimal Duct Cyst Condition

“…4,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Nevertheless, two series with six (1) and ten cases (6) Cases using 3D US are very scarce, appeared more recently and showed the diagnostic importance of this new technology 5,6,23 which includes simultaneous orthogonal views, multiplanar plane slicing and rotation and surface rendering.…”

Lacrimal Sac Mucocele in a Newborn: A Rare Mimic of Congenital Intranasal Tumor

“…The canal may expand and take the form of a sac as fluid accumulates [3]. The swelling of lacrimal sac is observed at birth; but newborns diagnosed in the prenatal ultrasonographic screening have also been reported [3,5,9,[16][17][18][19][20]. Prolapse or expansion of the mucocele into nose may lead to respiratory distress and diffulty in feeding, as newborns are preferential nose breathers [16].…”

“…The differential diagnosis include encephalocele, nasal glioma, epidermoid cyst, dermoid cyst, hemangioma and embryonic tumors such as rhabdomyosarcoma, teratoma, and neuroblastoma [1,7,8]. Lacrimal sac mucocele, on the other hand, usually presents itself as a blueish medial cantal mass, epiphora, overflow of tears, or rarely dispnea [1,4,5,9]. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the imaging modality of choice in assessing frontonasal masses in neonates due to its capacity to reveal developmental anomalies among other problems [1].…”