title: Eccrine adenocarcinoma of the eyelid in a young patient.
abstract: Malignant eccrine adenocarcinoma of the lower eyelids is described in a 16-year-old girl. This rare tumor has previously been reported only in males, whose average age was 64 years. Our patient remains tumor free 7 years after wide resection of the eyelid and reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Midwest Eye Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Nunery
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Heinz
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D017043:Chalazion / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic