Published date: Oct 24 2019

Journal Title: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Issue title: October–December 2019, Volume 14, Issue 4

Pages: 509–512

DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v14i4.5463

Sharma Reena - drreenasharma98@gmail.com

Krishna Mani

Sharma Brahma Deo

Khan Asma

Purpose: To highlight the importance of histopathological evaluation of a lid mass to prognosticate the disease. We report a case of ulcerative squamous cell papilloma with clinical features suggesting malignancy.

Case report: A 65-year-old man presented with a rapidly enlarging mass in the left upper eyelid, with clinical features suggesting a squamous cell carcinoma. However, a repeat histopathological examination showed no malignant cells. The patient was diagnosed with squamous cell papilloma. He was followed-up for 30 months and no recurrence was observed. No such case has previously been reported in the literature.

Conclusion: This report highlights the need for histopathological examination of all eyelid lesions to enable surgeons to prognosticate the disease.

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