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Rare Disease

nasolacrimal duct cyst

MONDO:0015387

Also known as:dacryocelenasolacrimal mucoceledacryocystocele

Overview

Nasolacrimal duct cyst describes a unilateral or bilateral congenital cyst of the nasolacrimal duct, which is almost always associated with dacryocystocele, presenting most commonly at birth or a few weeks of age (but rarely presenting in adulthood) as a benign, grayish blue mass in the inferomedial canthus or in the nasal cavity, that can cause epiphora, dacryocystitis (inflammation of the lacrimal sac) and nasal obstruction. It is more commonly reported in females.

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include common findings: Nasolacrimal duct obstruction, Dacryocystitis, Nasal congestion, and Epiphora and others; and sometimes findings: Amblyopia, Fever, Poor suck, and Recurrent infections and others.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Eyes	4	Amblyopia, Chronic irritative conjunctivitis, Corneal astigmatism

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for nasolacrimal duct cyst has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 8 common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for nasolacrimal duct cyst.

21 publications have been identified in PubMed for nasolacrimal duct cyst. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (52%), Review / Meta-Analysis (19%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (10%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	11	52%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:141083

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:19944

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