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Surgery on tear duct 52 yrs ago last 3 years on/off partially blocked duct if had growing cancer tumor in duct would see it on brain mri ?
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Cancer unlikely: Tear duct cancer is virtually unheard of. The symptoms are more likely to be due to scarring in the duct.
Answered 5/4/2019
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