Three carcinomas in one eyelid

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 May-Jun;27(3):e54-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181e2fd19.

Abstract

A 90-year-old woman presented with 2 masses on the right lower eyelid. Excisional biopsy revealed 1 lesion to be Merkel cell carcinoma and the other to be invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The patient also had a prior history of basal cell carcinoma in the same eyelid. This case emphasizes the importance of careful pathologic examination of all eyelid lesions regardless of previous history.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / chemistry
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor