Adenocarcinoma of the Meibomian gland; a pseudochalazion entity.

摘要: Although Baldauf described some tumors of the Meibomian gland in 1870, it was Allaire 1891 who first identified an adenocarcinoma gland. Since that time there have been approximately 120 carcinomas reported literature (Bibliography). The comprise about 0.2% all lid (Welch and Duke). It appears generalized metastases occurred 12 these cases. incidence may be even greater than this, as a good many cases had inadequate or no follow-up. In their early stages, are frequently mistaken for chronic chalazia. distinction between two lesions becomes particularly important because do possess metastatic tendencies. Recently, we several which clinical diagnosis "recurrent chalazion," but pathologic specimen proved to We now collected total