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Congenital cyst of nasolacrimal duct (disorder)
Nasolacrimal duct cyst
Congenital cyst of nasolacrimal duct
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.
Id1230269002
StatusDefined
Associated morphologyEmbryonic cyst
Finding siteNasolacrimal duct structure
OccurrenceCongenital
Pathological processPathological developmental process
ICD-10 complex map reference set
TargetH04.6
RuleTRUE
AdviceALWAYS H04.6 | POSSIBLE REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL CODE TO FULLY DESCRIBE DISEASE OR CONDITION
CorrelationSNOMED CT source code to target map code correlation not specified