Eccrine adenocarcinoma of the eyelid in a young patient.
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.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Midwest Eye Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Martin
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Collins
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Heinz
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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