Ultrasound biomicroscopic appearances of eyelid lesions at 50 MHz.
OBJECTIVE
To correlate the ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) appearance of eyelid lesions with the results of histopathologic examination.


METHODS
Fifty-two patients with eyelid lesions were evaluated using 50-MHz UBM, and the UBM scans were compared with the histopathologic findings. The obscuration of the normal lid sonographic layers and invasion into adjacent tissues were criteria suggesting malignancy.


RESULTS
UBM characteristics of different eyelid lesions are presented. The sensitivity of UBM in detecting malignancy ranged from 78% to 86%, whereas the specificity ranged from 37% to 69%.


CONCLUSIONS
This study of eyelid lesions shows that UBM can help differentiate between various benign and malignant lid lesions.
Bajaj
Mandeep S
MS
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Aalok
Lalit
L
Gupta
Viney
V
Sen
Seema
S
Pushker
Neelam
N
Chandra
Mahesh
M
D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity