title: Two new cases of metastatic basal cell carcinoma from the eyelids.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is an extremely common malignancy. Unlike other skin cancers, it very rarely metastasises.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two cases of advanced BCC on the eyelids that metastasized to the parotid region after local excision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We include a review of patients with metastatic BCC originating from the eyelids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Metastatic BCC from the eyelids is rare, but appears to occur in an older age group with a shorter time before metastasis when compared to metastatic BCC as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Andre S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: Sabrina D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Shah-Desai
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male