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Published on: November 29, 2018
Metastatic breast cancer to the lower eyelid
Michael A Goodier1, J Randall Jordan
1Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Health Care, Mississippi, USA.
Objectives:
To present a case of metastatic breast cancer to the lower eyelid and to review the literature.regarding the epidemiology and clinical features of cutaneous metastases to the eyelid.
Methods:
Case report describing a 68-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer to the lower eyelid.
Results:
Biopsy of the lower eyelid lesion revealed histopathologic features consistent with metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion:
Cutaneous metastases to the eyelid are rare however should be in the differential diagnosis of patients with solitary nodules, ulceration, and skin changes involving the eyelid.
