Lentigo maligna of the eyelid a rare finding in African Americans.
OBJECTIVE
To report the case of a 48-year-old African American man with lentigo maligna of the left lower eyelid.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
One patient with lentigo maligna of the left lower eyelid.


METHODS
We report the clinical presentation, histopathologic and immunohistochemical features, and treatment of an African American man with lentigo maligna of the eyelid. The current literature regarding this uncommon neoplasm in African American patients also is reviewed.


METHODS
Histopathologic and immunohistochemical diagnosis and clinical evaluation for recurrence.


RESULTS
An excisional biopsy revealed lentigo maligna. An extensive literature search revealed no definitive reports of lentigo maligna or lentigo maligna melanoma of the eyelid in an African American patient.


CONCLUSIONS
Although extremely rare, lentigo maligna may involve ocular adnexal skin in African Americans. Awareness and recognition of this premalignant lesion will aid in early diagnosis and treatment and eventually may improve prognosis.
Milman
Tatyana
T
Department of Pathology, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07101, USA.
Lambert
W Clark
WC
Mirani
Neena
N
Langer
Paul D
PD
D001741:Black or African American; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018327:Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology*