title: Sebaceous carcinoma responds to radiation therapy.
abstract: We describe a patient with an eyelid tumor that responded well to radiation therapy. The histopathological diagnosis was poorly differentiated sebaceous carcinoma. The patient received 52 Gy electron beam irradiation in a 5-week period; thereafter, the tumor diminished. The histopathological findings after radiation showed that most tumor cells underwent massive necrosis with hyalinized obstructive vessels. The tumor was under control at the 9-month follow-up examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yatsuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Monzen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed