title: Metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the eyelid.
abstract: A 48-year-old man presented with an enlarging mass of the right upper eyelid over a 1-month period. Nine years prior, the patient was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the right maxillary sinus and underwent a total maxillectomy followed by local radiotherapy. Over the previous year, the patient had been treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy for multiple organ metastases, including the spine, chest, and oral cavity. Ophthalmic examination revealed a white, round mass on the tarsal conjunctiva of the right upper eyelid, measuring approximately 1 × 1 cm, and 2 palpable subcutaneous masses near the inferior orbital rim. Excisional biopsies of the masses were performed, and the histopathological findings were consistent with ACC with solid and cribriform patterns. Herein, the authors describe a case of metastatic ACC of the eyelid, which has not been described in the literature to their knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Do Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon-Lim
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Kyung In
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Yoon-Duck
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed