[Eccrine gland adenocarcinoma of the eyelid].

Autor: Bouza Gonzalo E; Servicios de Oftalmología, Cirugía Maxilofacial y Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España., Luezas Morcuende J, Martínez Montero JC, Cuesta Gil M, Fernández De Castro Pombo J
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia [Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol] 2001 Dec; Vol. 76 (12), pp. 739-42.
Abstrakt: Purpose/methods: Ocular adnexal malignant tumors with eccrine differentiation represent a rare group of neoplasms with a great invasive capacity. Authors present clinical findings in an eighty five years old patient who developed a progressive painless induration of both eyelids in his right eye.
Results/conclusions: Microscopic examination of biopsy specimen suggested a primary eccrine sweat glands carcinoma of the eyelids after a thorough search for tumors. We also describe the surgical technique used for this treatment, as well as the current supportive therapies for these kinds of tumors.
Databáze: MEDLINE