The Ophthalmology Unit, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Sarawak.
The Ophthalmology Department, SarawakGeneralHospital,
Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
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Sebaceous cell
carcinoma
Photo by Professor Chua
Chung Nen and Dr. Ngo Chek Tung
This 53 year-old woman presented with a left
upper eyelid lesion that grew rapidly. The lesion was yellowish in colour
and appeared to arise from the tarsal plate. The eyelashes were also
destroyed. A biopsy confirmed poorly differentiated sebaceous cell
carcinoma. The eyelid lesion was excised with a 5mm clear margin and
conjunctival biopsies were taken to exclude pagetoid spread. The defect was
closed using reversed Tenzel's flap.
A destructive lesion in the left
upper eyelid.
Lesion arising from the tarsal plate
with loss of eyelashes.
Shrinkage of the lesion following
biopsy. The lesion was excised with 5 mm clear margin
and conjunctival biopsies. The defect
was closed with reversed Tenzel's flap.
