Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid

J. B. Soltau; M. E. Smith; P. L. Custer

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70289-2

Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid

J. B. Soltau, M. E. Smith, P. L. Custer

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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PURPOSE: To demonstrate the clinical variability and histologic characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid. METHODS: We investigated two cases of Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid in a 67-year- old man and an 83-year-old woman, respectively. Both lesions were initially misdiagnosed as benign tumors on clinical examination. RESULTS: After the correct diagnosis was made, both lesions were treated with wide resection aided by frozen sections, and reconstructive surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Merkel cell carcinoma is an aggressive tumor with variable clinical manifestation. Radical surgical therapy and close follow-up are indicated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-332
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	121
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70289-2
State	Published - 1996

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