title: Nodular cutaneous amyloid tumors of the eyelids in the absence of systemic amyloidosis.
abstract: A patient was referred with recurrent bilateral, slow-growing, painless, nodular tumors of the upper eyelid margins. The tumors were excised and the base of each lesion was ablated with the CO2 laser. Histological examination of the excised tissue revealed amyloid. Despite the fact that cutaneous, amyloid lesions of the eyelid have been previously described as essentially pathognomonic for systemic amyloid disease, no evidence of systemic amyloidosis was found in this patient. We believe that this represents only the second reported case of bilateral cutaneous amyloid of the eyelids without systemic involvement. We agree with previous authors that this lesion be added to the list of painless slow-growing bilateral eyelid tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA. rwpelton@aol.com
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pelton
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamalis
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery