title: Sebaceous gland carcinoma of the eyelid presenting as a conjunctival papilloma.
abstract: A 70-year-old man complained of the sensation of having a foreign body in his left eye in June 1992. A papillary tumor was found growing from the palpebral conjunctiva of the left upper eyelid. On June 30, the conjunctival tumor was excised: the histopathologic findings indicated a malignancy. On August 18, full-thickness excision of the upper eyelid, including the rest of the tumor, was performed. Histopathologic findings showed a well-differentiated sebaceous gland carcinoma. We believe that sebaceous gland carcinoma presenting as conjunctival papilloma, as found in our patient, may be uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mihara
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery