Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the eyelid skin.
OBJECTIVE
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma involving the eye or its adnexa generally arises from the conjunctiva. We describe a nodular lesion of the lower eyelid skin with histologic features consistent with low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
By histology, the tumor demonstrated areas of squamous cell carcinoma and scattered islands of mucin-secreting cells. Histochemistry showed hyaluronidase-resistant mucin and intense immunoreactivity with an antibody against carcinoembryonic antigen suggesting that the tumor originated from acrosyringeal structures.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first report of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from sweat glands in the eyelid skin.
Zhang
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Illinois 60612, USA.
Ticho
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Ticho
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Edward
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Yan
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Tso
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen