title: Special considerations in the management of malignant skin lesions about the eye.
abstract: The periocular midface is a complex anatomic region in which the spread of cutaneous malignancies is determined not only by the tumor pathology but also by adjacent natural anatomic barriers. The resulting management considerations when treating malignancies in this region are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolarynology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine, IA 52242.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*