title: Functional reconstruction of the upper eyelid after excision of squamous cell carcinoma in xeroderma pigmentosum.
abstract: This paper describes a technique for excision of a squamous cell carcinoma of the upper eyelid and subsequent functional reconstruction of the lid in a patient with xeroderma pigmentosum. By applying the modified technique of temporalis muscle flap, the upper eyelid was reconstructed by a skin graft from non-sun-exposed skin and a muscle pocket of the temporalis muscle. For the mucosal layer of the upper eyelid, a transplant of oral mucosa was used. An effective functional and aesthetic outcome has been achieved by this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Breier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meissl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diem
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000150:complications*