title: [Primary mucinous carcinoma of the eyelid. Case report].
abstract: Primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma, a tumor of the sweat glands, is a rare tumor localized to the eyelid in 40% of cases. We report a case of a primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma of the upper eyelid in a 53-year-old Caucasian male who appeared to have a chalazion. Histology showed rows and lobules of epithelial cells with discretely anisonucleotic nuclei and few mitotic figures scattered throughout the tumor cells, surrounded by a mucoid substance. Immunohistochemical analysis was cytokeratin 7 positive and cytokeratin 20 negative, and imaging and endoscopic screening were negative for metastasis, favoring the diagnosis of primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma. Despite a high recurrence rate of about 35%, this type of tumor displays an indolent course, and metastatic spread is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Pierre-Zobda-Quitman, CHU de Fort-de-France, BP 632, 97261 Fort-de-France cedex, France. eleonore.diwo@orange.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diwo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gérard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Couppié
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lamarche
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Droz
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged