title: Eyelid masses: a 10-year survey from a tertiary eye hospital in Tehran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the demographics and clinical features of eyelid masses in a tertiary eye hospital over a 10-year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective chart review was performed for patients admitted with eyelid tumors from 2000 to 2010. Data were collected and analyzed on the demographic features, location of the tumor, types of treatment, and pathologic findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total number of 182 patients were evaluated of which, 82 cases were benign and 100 cases were malignant neoplasms. The most common benign tumors included melanocytic nevi (35%), papilloma (19.5%), and cysts (11%). The most frequent malignant tumors included basal cell carcinoma (BCC) (83%), squamous cell carcinoma (8%) and sebaceous gland carcinoma (6%). The most common site for malignancy was the lower lid followed by the upper lid. BCC recurred in 16 cases that were most frequent in the lower lid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Melanocytic nevus, papilloma and cysts are the most common benign lesions and BCC is the most common malignant lesion in the eyelids. Recurrence is a feature of BCC especially in the lower lid.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Labbafinejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavakoli
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanaani
authors.forename: Reza Beheshti
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Zavareh
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aletaha
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salour
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000453:epidemiology; D010212:Papilloma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Basal Cell Carcinoma; Eyelid Skin Tumor; Nevus; Papilloma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma