Steatocystoma simplex of the eyelid.
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.
Procianoy
Fernando
F
Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. procianoy@yahoo.com
Golbert
Marcelo B
MB
Golbspan
Liane
L
Duro
Kauê M
KM
Bocaccio
Francisco J L
FJ
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