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Publication Date
3-19-2024
Journal
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Abstract
Background: We report visual outcomes and ocular complications in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma who had eye-sparing surgery followed by radiotherapy.
Methods: This review included consecutive patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma who underwent eye-sparing surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiation therapy between 2007 and 2018. Clinical data, including details of ophthalmological examinations and radiation treatment were reviewed.
Results: The study included 23 patients, 15 males and 8 females, with median age 51 years. Twenty patients (87%) received intensity-modulated proton therapy; 3 (13%) received intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Nineteen patients (83%) received concurrent chemotherapy. After a median follow-up time of 37 months (range: 8-83), 13 patients (57%) had best-corrected visual acuity 20/40 or better, 3 (13%) had moderate vision loss (between 20/40 and 20/200) and 7 (30%) had severe vision loss (20/200 or worse). The most common ocular complications were dry eye disease (21 patients; 91%), radiation retinopathy (16; 70%) and cataract progression (11; 49%). Tumour crossing the orbital midline (p=0.014) and Hispanic ethnicity (p=0.014) were associated with increased risk of severe vision loss. The risk of radiation retinopathy was significantly different among the three racial groups; Hispanic patients (n=3) had the highest rate of retinopathy (p< 0.001). Tumour size, initial T category and total prescribed radiation dose were not significantly associated with severe vision loss.
Conclusion: Eye-sparing surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma has a reasonable overall visual prognosis. Patients with tumours crossing the orbital midline and Hispanic patients have a higher risk of severe vision loss.
Keywords
Male, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Lacrimal Apparatus, Eye Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Dry Eye Syndromes, Retinal Diseases, Retrospective Studies, lacrimal gland, neoplasia, orbit, vision
DOI
10.1136/bjo-2022-321889
PMID
36229179
PMCID
PMC10097836
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
11-22-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
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