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***21 were [[basal cell carcinoma]] | ***21 were [[basal cell carcinoma]] | ||
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Malignant tumours:<ref name=pmid9488271>{{cite journal |authors=Margo CE, Mulla ZD |title=Malignant tumors of the eyelid: a population-based study of non-basal cell and non-squamous cell malignant neoplasms |journal=Arch Ophthalmol |volume=116 |issue=2 |pages=195–8 |date=February 1998 |pmid=9488271 |doi=10.1001/archopht.116.2.195 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Malignant melanoma]]. | |||
*[[Sebaceous carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoma]]s. | |||
*[[Merkel cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*Mucinous adenocarcinoma. | |||
*Adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified. | |||
*Adexal carcinoma not otherwise specified. | |||
*Sweat gland carcinoma. | |||
=Specific entities= | =Specific entities= | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 10 March 2022
The eyelid is occasionally sent to pathology. Information about the eye is found in the eye article.
General
- Eyelid lesions are usually benign.
- In a series of 1,541 cases only 22 were malignant.[1]
- 21 were basal cell carcinoma
- One was squamous carcinoma.
- In a series of 1,541 cases only 22 were malignant.[1]
Malignant tumours:[2]
- Basal cell carcinoma.
- Squamous cell carcinoma.
- Malignant melanoma.
- Sebaceous carcinoma.
- Lymphomas.
- Merkel cell carcinoma.
- Mucinous adenocarcinoma.
- Adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified.
- Adexal carcinoma not otherwise specified.
- Sweat gland carcinoma.
Specific entities
Xanthelasma
- Xanthelasma palpebrarum redirects here.
General
- ~8% of eyelid tumours in one series.[1]
- Type of xanthoma.[3]
- Associated with increased serum lipid levels.[4]
- Incidence of elevated cholesterol is higher in younger patients.[5]
Gross
- Exophytic lesion (on eyelid or around it) - classically yellow.
DDx:
Microscopic
Features:
- Collection of foamy histiocytes within the dermis.
DDx:
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Eyelid, Lesion Right Upper Lid, Excision: - Benign skin tag with rare foamy histiocytes in keeping with an early xanthelasma. - NEGATIVE for malignancy.
Chalazion
Main article: Chalazion
See also
- Eye.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gundogan, FC.; Yolcu, U.; Tas, A.; Sahin, OF.; Uzun, S.; Cermik, H.; Ozaydin, S.; Ilhan, A. et al. (2015). "Eyelid tumors: clinical data from an eye center in Ankara, Turkey.". Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 16 (10): 4265-9. PMID 26028084.
- ↑ Margo CE, Mulla ZD (February 1998). "Malignant tumors of the eyelid: a population-based study of non-basal cell and non-squamous cell malignant neoplasms". Arch Ophthalmol 116 (2): 195–8. doi:10.1001/archopht.116.2.195. PMID 9488271.
- ↑ Pathania, V.; Chatterjee, M.. "Ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser ablation of xanthelasma palpebrarum: a case series.". J Cutan Aesthet Surg 8 (1): 46-9. doi:10.4103/0974-2077.155084. PMID 25949023.
- ↑ Rubinstein, TJ.; Mehta, MP.; Schoenfield, L.; Perry, JD.. "Orbital xanthogranuloma in an adult patient with xanthelasma palpebrarum and hypercholesterolemia.". Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 30 (1): e6-8. doi:10.1097/IOP.0b013e3182873d13. PMID 23503059.
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 628. ISBN 978-0443066542.