Bilateral carcinomas of the eyelid.
A 41-year-old man receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy after renal transplantation developed progressive ulcerative lesions involving both lower eyelids. The lesions began as crusting and exfoliating masses and developed over a one-year period. A biopsy demonstrated that the lesions were invasive squamous cell carcinomas.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male