Sebaceous gland carcinoma of the eyelid presenting as a conjunctival papilloma

Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2005 Apr;33(2):197-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.00950.x.

Abstract

An unusual presentation of sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid is described in a 96-year-old man who presented with a large papillomatous palpebral conjunctival lesion in the left upper eyelid. The patient underwent a shave excision of the lesion, followed by a full thickness excision with paraffin section margin control. Histopathology revealed a sebaceous gland carcinoma with no evidence of pagetoid spread. Although rare, sebaceous gland carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a conjunctival papilloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / surgery
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Papilloma / pathology*
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / surgery