Trichoadenoma of the eyelid.

Shields, J A; Shields, C L; Eagle, R C · Am J Ophthalmol · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

To report the unique occurrence of a trichoadenoma of the eyelid. An 80-year-old woman underwent surgical resection of a lesion of the right lower eyelid that was suspected to be a basal cell carcinoma. The lesion was studied with light microscopy. Histopathology showed a lesion in the dermis that contained keratin cysts surrounded by a proliferation of eosinophilic epidermoid cells. The findings were characteristic of a trichoadenoma. Trichoadenoma, a rare, benign, cutaneous tumor that usually occurs on the face, can develop on the eyelid and simulate a basal cell carcinoma.

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