title: Eyelid metastasis as first presentation of renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: METHODS
  An 87-year-old male presented with a slow-growing, painless and well defined nodule in the upper eyelid. The tumour measured 1cm, and was pigmented and adhered to deep planes. The histopathology analysis was compatible with renal cell carcinoma. The extension study showed a tumour mass in each kidney, as well as multiple pulmonary metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ophthalmologist can play an important role in the diagnosis of metastatic cancer when eye disease is present. Therefore, the importance of a biopsy should be noted in those suspicious and/or recurrent lesions of the eyelid.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España. Electronic address: rubeyrouthy@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Beyrouti
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campos-Mollo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rico-Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lledó-Riquelme
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vierna-García
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
keywords: Carcinoma de células renales; Eyelid; Malignidad ocular; Metastasis; Metástasis; Metástasis ocular; Ocular malignancy; Ocular metastasis; Párpado; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal tumour; Tumor renal