Novel Hormone Receptors Present in Apocrine Cystadenoma of the Eyelid

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jan/Feb;33(1):e20-e21. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000416.

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman presented with an apocrine cystadenoma of the right upper eyelid. Histologic examination revealed proliferating epithelial cells with apocrine snouts and occasional mitotic figures. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed a Ki-67 index of 15% and positive staining for synaptophysin, chromogranin, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, gross cystic disease fluid protein (GCDFP)-15, and mammoglobin. The complement of positive immunomarkers in this case reinforces the importance of total excision and careful histologic assessment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
  • Cystadenoma / chemistry*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Estrogen / analysis*
  • Receptors, Progesterone / analysis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Receptors, Progesterone