Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid masquerading as superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
A 49-year-old woman had been treated for 18 months for superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis of the right eye. Pathologic examination of a biopsy specimen of the superior perilimbal conjunctiva disclosed intraepithelial carcinoma of sebaceous gland origin. Because of the extensive involvement of the conjunctival epithelium by tumor, a subtotal orbital exenteration was performed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of sebaceous carcinoma masquerading as superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology