title: Basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle.
abstract: An 82-year-old white man presented with a 2- to 3-month history of a lesion in his left medial canthal region. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and histopathology showed a nodular basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle. Because of incomplete surgical margins after the initial excision, a second excision was performed, followed by a course of adjuvant radiotherapy. No tumor recurrence was detected in the caruncle after 6 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossman
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arthurs
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odashiro
authors.forename: Vinicius
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male