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Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
Three carcinomas in one eyelid
Katherine M Whipple1, Peter N Lombard, Sang Rog Oh
1Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, 9415 Campus Point Drive, 0946, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, U.S.A. whipplekatherine@yahoo.com
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.
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