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Dacryoendoscopy-guided transcanalicular intralesional interferon alpha 2b for canalicular squamous papillomas

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Canalicular papillomatosis is a rare disorder characterized by a mass lesion arising from the epithelium as a stalk from one of the canalicular walls. Traditionally, they have been treated with an open canaliculotomy and excision biopsy with or without additional cryotherapy. A patient with upper canalicular squamous papillomas treated with dacryoendoscopy-guided transcanalicular intralesional and topical interferon alpha 2b is presented, and the ineffectiveness of interferons in this case is discussed.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Ali receives support from the Alexander Von Humboldt foundation for his research and also receives royalties from Springer for the textbook “Principles and Practice of Lacrimal Surgery.” Other authors have none.

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  1. Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Road No 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034, India

    Mohammad Javed Ali, Swati Singh, Anasua Ganguly & Milind N. Naik

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Ali, M.J., Singh, S., Ganguly, A. et al. Dacryoendoscopy-guided transcanalicular intralesional interferon alpha 2b for canalicular squamous papillomas. Int Ophthalmol 38, 1343–1346 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0572-9

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