Tumors of the Eyelids

Wydanie 4/2020
str. 17-20

Autorzy: Joanna Kowal, Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

Katedra Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Medicum
Klinika Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Bożena Romanowska-Dixon.

Summary: 

The skin of the eyelids is a frequent place to find various benign and malignant tumors. Eyelid tumors constitute 5–10% of all skin malignancies. In respect of eye and ocular adnexa, eyelid tumors comprise on average 42–46.8% of all tumors. Almost 80% of eyelid tumors examined by ophthalmologists are of benign character. The most common malignant tumor of the eyelids is basal cell carcinoma which constitutes 90–95% of malignant lesions in this area. Less common (5%) are glandular and adnexal neoplasms, pigmented tumors and other. Treatment is usually surgical. Any excised lesion requires histopathological verification which is important to determine further procedures and treatment.

Keywords: eyelid neoplasm, tumors of the eyelids.
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