Burn scar malignancies of the eyelids.
OBJECTIVE
To study the clinicopathologic characteristics and treatment of eyelid carcinomas developing in thermal burn scars.


METHODS
A review of eight cases of eyelid burn scar malignancies: two from our own experience and six from published reports.


RESULTS
Reported cases of burn scar malignancy of the eyelid are short-latency basal cell carcinomas. All carcinomas arose from small superficial burns. These potentially aggressive tumors respond well to local excision.


CONCLUSIONS
As with other areas of the body, eyelid burn scars may undergo neoplastic degeneration. These carcinomas are predominately short latency basal cell carcinomas, rather than long-latency squamous cell carcinomas that are more common elsewhere in the body, including the head and neck region. Clinicians should be diligent in the long-term surveillance of all eyelid burns.
Pratt
D V
DV
Cedar Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Pelton
R W
RW
Patel
B C
BC
Anderson
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RL
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male