purpose: to report a case of metastatic tumor to the right upper eyelid originating from a lung adenocarcinoma without any systemic signs. case report: a 68-year-old man had a two-month history of painless swelling in the right upper eyelid. the tumor slowly grew. two years before his presentation, he had received chemotherapy for lung cancer for one year. systemic and ocular examinations were ...

Background: Injectable fillers are widespread for antiaging non-invasive treatment. Whereas complications difficult to manage, basically those of permanent such as Bio-Alcamid. These could occur years later and far from the injected site, nodule migration. This article aims highlight delayed one-set nodules migration diagnosis each patient with periorbital complaints when a history cosmetic tre...

purpose: to report a case of isolated eyelid pseudotumor. case report: a 40-year-old man presented with swelling and erythema of the right upper eyelid of 4 months duration. multiple topical and systemic antibiotics had been administrated without any response. incisional biopsy and evaluation of the lesion disclosed a diagnosis of eyelid pseudotumor. oral prednisolone was initiated and then tap...

purpose: to report a rare malignant melanoma with chalazion-like presentation.  case report: a 36-year old woman with a chalazion-like mass in the left upper lid, having been resected twice, was referred to our center for the management of recurrence. the total resection of the suspicious area was done. histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. the appropriate r...

TO THE EDITOR: Trichilemmal carcinoma (TLC) is a rare cutaneous adnexal neoplasm deriving from the outer root of the hair follicles. It represents the malignant counterpart of trichilemmoma and occurs as vegetating, often ulcerated or crusted nodule or plaque usually arising in the sun-exposed areas of the elderly population. Head, neck and dorsum of the hand are the most frequently involved si...

Scleromyxedema is a rare cutaneous mucinosis, usually presenting with generalized papular eruption and sclerodermoid induration, monoclonal gammopathy and systemic manifestations. An atypical clinical presentation with cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules has been reported rarely. In recent years, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) appears to be the therapy of choice for scleromyxedema. Treatment ...

BACKGROUND Apocrine mixed tumor is usually found in parotid glands. Its cutaneous counterpart is rare and its occurrence in the eyelids is even rarer. CASE PRESENTATION This study reports an apocrine mixed tumor of the upper left eyelid in a 68 year-old lady with a history of breast cancer. This mass appeared about 3 years ago, as a slowly growing small nodule, and was completely excised. On ...

BACKGROUND Cysticercosis is a common parasitic infection involving multiple systems and caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the cestode, Taenia solium. The humans become infected by ingesting its eggs from contaminated food. Here, we present a case of ocular cysticercosis which presented with mild pain, ptosis, inflammation of upper eyelid and slightly restricted ocular motilit...