A clinicopathological study of eyelid tumors at a tertiary care hospital in South India

• Bhagyalakshmi Karakuchi,  
• Poonam A Jiragyal,  
• Chaitra H Arvind*

Abstract

Abstract: Aim and objective: To analyze clinical presentation, types of eyelid tumors, its histopathological correlation and management. Introduction: Eyelid tumors are common in people of all age groups representing more than 90% of ophthalmic tumors.(1) Usually majority of these cases are either inflammatory or non-malignant tumors, however many malignancies can mimic a host of benign neoplasms and need differentiation before definitive therapy is started.(2) Material and Methods: A prospective study was conducted on patients presenting with eyelid tumors to our tertiary care hospital for duration of 2 years. Patients with eyelid tumors who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were diagnosed clinically and treated accordingly and all tumors were subjected to histopathological examination. The cases were analyzed for their age and sex distribution, incidence of malignant and benign tumors, tumor location and type. Result: In our study involving 50 patients, 29 were females and 21 were males, 47 cases were benign and 3 were malignant. Mean age of presentation of benign tumors was 44.81 years and malignant tumors was 67.25 years. Upper lid involvement was seen in 38 cases and lower lid in 12 cases. Intradermal nevus and epidermal cyst were the most common benign lesions and Sebaceous gland carcinoma was the most common malignant lesion. Conclusion: Histopathological examination of all excised eyelid tumors is essential, as they may be malignant and require definitive treatment for better long-term management of the patient.

Keywords

Eyelid neoplasms, Eyelid, Tumors, Histopathology, Benign, Malignant.