Radiation before surgery for cancer of the tear sac
Part of Ear, nose & throat clinical trials.
This trial studies giving radiation before surgery for malignant (cancerous) tumors of the tear sac. It may help shrink the tumor and improve how well treatment works when surgery is planned.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a tear-sack cancer diagnosis based on symptoms, exam, scans, and/or biopsy
- You may have had previous eye/tear-duct procedures, and that does not automatically exclude you
- Your cancer must not be a recurrence (not a return after earlier treatment)
- Your cancer should not be spread to nearby nodes or distant organs
- Your type of tumor must be one that is treated with surgery plus radiation, not lymphoma
- Your tumor should not be so large that it has grown through most of the eye socket and needs full removal of the eye socket
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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