nasolacrimal duct cyst
Findings
No curated finding names nasolacrimal duct cyst yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015387), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
25 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal breath soundHPOHP:0030829
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal lacrimal sac morphologyHPOHP:3000066
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DacryocystitisHPOHP:0000620
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EpiphoraHPOHP:0009926
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Inappropriate cryingHPOHP:0030215
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nasal congestionHPOHP:0001742
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
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- DacryocystoceleHPOHP:0030752
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Deviated nasal septumHPOHP:0004411
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Ectropion of lower eyelidsHPOHP:0007651
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Episodic respiratory distressHPOHP:0004885
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Intercostal retractionsHPOHP:0030864
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: nasolacrimal duct cyst
- Also called
- dacryocelenasolacrimal mucocele