Pilomatrix carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle: a case report.

Authors

Ibrahim Inan Harbiyeli, Cukurova University
Altan A Ozcan, Cukurova University
Arbil Acıkalin, Cukurova University
Emine Ciloglu, , Adana City Training and Research Hospital
Carol L Shields, Thomas Jefferson University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Arquivos Brasileieros de Oftalmologica, Volume 83, Issue 2, March 2020, 153-156.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20200029. Copyright © Harbiyeli et.al

Abstract

A 45-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of a mass located in the caruncle of his right eye. An incisional biopsy had been performed one month prior by another specialist, and the histopathology report showed basal cell carcinoma. The mass was completely excised with a 2 mm safety margin, and the large conjunctival defect was reconstructed with one sheet of amniotic membrane allograft. A histological diagnosis of pilomatrix carcinoma was established. To prevent recurrence after surgery, we added bevacizumab (25 mg/mL, 1.25 mg/mL per drop) eye drops four times per day for three months. At the one-year follow-up, the patient showed no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis after initial excision and remains under close follow-up. Pilomatrix carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a caruncular mass.

Recommended Citation

Harbiyeli, Ibrahim Inan; Ozcan, Altan A; Acıkalin, Arbil; Ciloglu, Emine; and Shields, Carol L, "Pilomatrix carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle: a case report." (2020). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 114.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/114

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PubMed ID

32159597

Language

English