MEIBOMIAN CARCINOMA

Intracranial extension of meibomian gland carcinoma with pagetoid changes.

A 41-year-old man presented with exophthalmos and loss of visual acuity. Neuroradiological studies showed a large mass extending from the intraorbital region to the frontal lobe. In addition, it also involved the middle cranial and infratemporal fossae with accompanying skull destruction. The tumor was almost totally removed. The histological diagnosis was sebaceous carcinoma with pagetoid chan...

Metastatic Adeno Carcinoma of Meibomian Gland: A Case Report

Meibomian gland carcinomas are very rare and constitute 1% of all malignant tumors of the eye lid. They are often mistaken for Chalazion and excised. It’s malignant nature being recognized only when it recurs repeatedly. They are locally invasive and metastasize to liver brain and lymph nodes. A case of adenocarcinoma of meibomian sebaceous gland with post operative metastases to parotid gland ...

Coincidence of meibomian adenoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the upper eyelid of a sheep: histopathological and immunohistochemical studies

This report is related to a female 7-year-old crossbreed sheep whose right eye had been protruded andswelling of upper eyelid was observed. Routine enucleating was performed. Histopathological evaluation ofeyelid revealed coincidence of two kinds of neoplasms. The first part was composed of multiple lobules ofsebocytes, which were detected as meibomian adenoma. The second section included infil...

Meibomian gland dysfunction

Meibomian gland dysfunction.

Blepharitis is probably the most common disease entity seen in the general ophthalmologist's office. A significant proportion of these cases are secondary to meibomian gland disease. This review outlines our knowledge of the histopathology, lipid abnormalities and role of microorganisms in meibomian gland dysfunction. We will also review the physiology of meibomian gland secretion and present m...