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Table 1 Clinical summary of patients with lacrimal adenoid carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy

From: Neoadjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy in patients with primary lacrimal adenoid cystic carcinoma

 

Age (years)/sex

Histological diagnosis

Location

NAIC

Surgery

Complications

Recurrence/metastasis

Outcome

CASE 1

35/F

Cribriform-like ACC

Right orbit

2 cycles

Total exenteration

Ipsilateral eyelid and eyeball necrosis, permanent facial palsy

No

Survival

CASE 2

54/F

Tubular pattern ACC

Right orbit

3 cycles

Total exenteration

Facial swelling and tenderness, difficulties in chewing

No

Survival

CASE 3

45/F

Cribriform-like ACC

Right orbit

1 cycle

Total exenteration

Febrile neutropenia, cellulitis

No

Survival

CASE 4

75/M

ACC

Right orbit

3 cycles

Tumour resection only

Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia

Local recurrence

Survival

  1. F, female; M, male; ACC, adenoid cystic carcinoma; NAIC, neoadjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy.