A Case of Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lower Eyelid

Jun Min Park; Sang Soo Kim

doi:10.3341/jkos.2018.59.2.176

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Park and Kim: A Case of Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lower Eyelid

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2018; 59(2): 176-180.

Published online: 9 February 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2018.59.2.176

A Case of Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lower Eyelid

Jun Min Park, MD, Sang Soo Kim, MD

Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to Sang Soo Kim, MD. Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll Medical Center, #121 Junggu-ro, Jung-gu, Busan 48972, Korea. Tel: 82-51-461-2540, Fax: 82-51-462-3534, eyerheu@hanafos.com

Received 9 November 2017 Revised 12 December 2017 Accepted 20 January 2018

The Korean Ophthalmological Society

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Abstract

Purpose

To report a rare case of a recurrent painless mass of the right lower eyelid, which was histologically diagnosed as a mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Case summary

A 59-year-old male had a painless nodule on the right lower eyelid for 2 years. He had a history of five laser treatments done by a dermatologist prior to the initial presentation. Surgical shave biopsy was performed and a histopathological examination revealed a mucinous adenocarcinoma. We subsequently performed a pentagonal excision of the lower eyelid with assisted frozen biopsy until no tumor cells were seen at the margin. A postoperative whole-body positron emission tomography scan, chest computerized tomography, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and colonoscopy excluded systemic metastases. No recurrence has been observed for 18 months after the surgery.

Conclusions

Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare disorder of the eyelid. Because it has various morphologies, and the final diagnosis can only be made by histopathological examination. If there is a recurrent mass at the eyelid margin, adenocarcinoma should be considered as the differential diagnosis. A complete surgical excision is recommended to prevent local recurrence.

Keywords: Eyelid mass, Mucinous adenocarcinoma

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Clinical findings. (A) Preoperative appearance shows erythematous nodule with ulceration on the right lower eyelid. It is firm and non-tender nodule with smooth and shiny surface. The lesion had well-defined margin measuring about 0.7 × 0.6 cm. (B) After 3 weeks, ulceration progressed to the center of the nodule.

Figure 2

Histopathologic appearance of the surgical specimen. (A) The tumor cells are observed in the subepithelial stroma (Hematoxylin & eosin [H&E] stain, ×100). (B) The tumor shows sheets of atypical cells with abundant cytoplasm and intraluminal mucin with few floating cells (H&E stain, ×200). (C) Photomicrograph shows di-Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) positive for intraluminal mucins. Individual tumor cells had a hyperchromatic nucleus (PAS stain, ×200).

Notes

This study was presented as an e-poster at the 116th Annual Meeting of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2016.

^{Conflicts of Interest} The authors have no conflicts to disclose.

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