Clinical Signs for Differential Diagnosis of Eyelid Tumours

Abstract

This article aims to present the differential diagnostics of benign and malignant eyelid tumours. The most common malignant eyelid tumour is basal cell carcinoma, followed by squamous cell carcinoma. The common signs of malignity are loss of lashes, ulceration, and infiltration of the lesion. Often the clinical appearance is various and therefore only a histological analysis gives the proper diagnosis. For most tumours, surgical resection is the gold standard of therapy. The reconstruction of the defects should be performed by an experienced oculoplastic surgeon. In malignant tumours that require large safety margins, the defect can be easily very large, and the reconstruction must then be performed with advanced ophthalmic plastic reconstruction techniques.

Zusammenfassung

Dieser Artikel zielt darauf ab, die Differenzialdiagnostik von gutartigen und bösartigen Augenlidtumoren darzustellen. Der am häufigsten bösartige Augenlidtumor ist das Basalzellkarzinom, gefolgt vom Plattenepithelkarzinom. Die häufigsten Anzeichen von Malignität sind Verlust von Wimpern, Ulzeration und Infiltration der Läsion. Das klinische Erscheinungsbild ist vielfältig und daher nur ein histologisches. Die Analyse liefert die richtige Diagnose. Bei den meisten Tumoren ist die chirurgische Resektion der Goldstandard der Therapie. Die Rekonstruktion sollte von einem erfahrenen ophthalmoplastischen Chirurgen durchgeführt werden. Bei bösartigen Tumoren, die großen Sicherheitsabstand erfordern, kann der Defekt leicht sehr groß werden. Die Rekonstruktion muss dann mit fortgeschrittenen Techniken der plastischen Rekonstruktion durchgeführt werden.

Key words

eyelid - ocular oncology - eyelid tumour - basal cell carcinoma - oculoplastic surgery

Schlüsselwörter

Augenlider - okuläre Onkologie - Augenlidtumor - Basaliom - okuloplastische Chirurgie

Publication History

Received: 25 August 2022

Accepted: 05 December 2022

Article published online:
27 January 2023

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