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Sebaceous cell carcinoma of the eyelid and the human immunodeficiency virus.

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 May;16(3):206-10. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20285012
Yen MT; Tse DT; Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,; University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA.

Abstract: PURPOSE: Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at increased risk for developing malignancies, which are acquired at a younger age and are more aggressive. Sebaceous cell carcinoma is a rare eyelid tumor typically occurring in the seventh decade of life. We report two cases of sebaceous cell carcinoma in young HIV-infected patients. METHODS: Case series and review of the literature. We describe two HIV-infected patients with sebaceous cell carcinoma of the eyelid and caruncle. The first patient was a 36-year-old woman with a 9-month history of an enlarging right lower eyelid mass. The second patient was a 34-year-old man with a 6-month history of an enlarging right caruncular mass. RESULTS: Biopsy showed both masses to be sebaceous cell carcinoma. The first patient underwent Mohs' micrographic excision of the lesion followed by reconstruction of the full-thickness eyelid defect with a combination of tarsoconjunctival and myocutaneous advancement flaps. The second patient underwent exenteration because of orbital involvement. CONCLUSION: Sebaceous cell carcinoma should be considered for any suspicious eyelid lesion in young HIV-infected patients.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Adult Case Report Eyelid Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Female Human HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Male Mohs Surgery Neoplasm Invasiveness Orbit/RADIOGRAPHY Orbit Evisceration Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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