Oncocytoma of the eyelid: an aggressive benign tumor.
OBJECTIVE
The authors report the case of an 83-year-old patient with a benign oncocytoma of the inferior eyelid.


METHODS
INTERVENTIONal case report.


METHODS
Treatment consisted of a large orbital exenteration followed by reconstruction with a pedicled temporalis muscle flap.


METHODS
Histologic evaluation and clinical follow-up were measured.


RESULTS
After a year of follow-up, there was no sign of local recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Oncocytomas, even if benign, must be considered as very aggressive tumors and treated accordingly.
Morand
B
B
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, CHU A Michallon, Grenoble, France.
Bettega
G
G
Bland
V
V
Pinel
N
N
Lebeau
J
J
Raphael
B
B
D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed