Spontaneous repair of lower eyelid after tumour excision.
Twelve patients with a clinical diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma of the lower eyelid were treated with a margin-including full-thickness excision of the lower eyelid. Apart from cauterization of bleeding vessels this excision was the sole primary surgical procedure in these patients. The resulting defects of 1/3 to 3/4 of the horizontal extent of the lower eyelid and varying in height from 4 to 8 mm healed spontaneously within a few weeks. The cosmetic appearance continued to improve over a further 1-2 months. There were few ocular or palpebral complications, although in one patient there was a recurrence of a basal cell carcinoma. The cosmetic and functional results were good in all patients. The surgical procedure could be performed on an outpatient basis under local anaesthesia in 10-15 min.
Hoppenreijs
V P
VP
Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Cruysberg
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing