Surgical treatment of tumours of the eyelids

Sixty-five patients, in whom eyelid cysts and tumours were surgically excised and examined histopathologically, were followed up. The general principles of treatment are outlined. The procedures used in the reconstruction of the eyelids, which depended upon the extent of lid-loss; the results obtained; and the complications encountered, are described.Surgical excision with subsequent repair is preferred to radiation therapy in view of the unique accessibility, general low malignancy and infrequent metastases of these tumours. Such excision and repair produces a better cosmetic and functional result.