title: Steatocystoma simplex of the eyelid.
abstract: A 68-year-old woman presented with a nodular pretarsal tumor on her right upper eyelid that had slowly grown over 6 months. Excisional biopsy was performed through an eyelid crease approach, and histopathology evidenced the lesion to be steatocystoma simplex. Steatocystoma simplex is an uncommon benign cutaneous lesion thought to be a circumscribed malformation arising from the pilosebaceous duct junction, rarely reported to occur in the periorbital region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. procianoy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Procianoy
authors.forename: Marcelo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Golbert
authors.forename: Liane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Golbspan
authors.forename: Kauê M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Duro
authors.forename: Francisco J L
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Bocaccio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans