A Close Look at Common Lid Lesions | Eyelid mass

Benign Lesions. The location of many benign and pre-malignant eyelid lesions, such as seborrheic keratosis (SK), actinic keratosis (AK) and ...TogglenavigationLeadershipinclinicalcareHOMECETOPICSCaseReportsCodingContactLenses&SolutionsCorneaDiagnosticsDryEyeEyelidsGlaucomaLowVisionNeuro-ophthalmicDisordersNewsOphthalmicLenses&DispensaryOptometricStudyCenterPharmaceuticalsPracticeManagementProductsRetinaSurgerySystemicDiseaseTechnologyMultimediaWebExclusivesEVENTSCEProgramsEducationalPrograms(Non-CE)JOBSManyeyelidlesionsaresocommonplaceinclinicalpracticethatthefindingisdismissed,butsomeraisesuspicionandafewgenerateconcernformalignancy—particularlylesionsthathavechangedinsize,shapeorcolor;areitchyorhaveulceration,scabbingorbleeding,orwithotherconcerningclinicalfeatures.Differentiatingbenignfrompre-malignantormalignantiscrucialtohelpguideappropriatemanagementandreferral. Here’salookatmanyofthefrequentlyobservedeyelidandperiocularlesionsalongthebenigntomalignantspectrum. Basalcellcarcinomaofthelowereyelidmargin.Notetheulcerationofthesuperioraspect,thelesion’spearlyelevatedmarginsandmadarosis.Clickimagetoenlarge.BenignLesionsThelocationofmanybenignandpre-malignanteyelidlesions,suchasseborrheickeratosis(SK),actinickeratosis(AK)andBowen’sdisease,isrelatedtochronicanddirectsunexposure—makingtheiroccurrencemosttypicalonthelowereyelids.1,2Manyoftheselesionsareonlyofcosmeticconcern,thoughinsomecasestheycaninduceastigmatismoreyeliddisfigurementthatrequiresintervention. Chalazia.Thesearefirm,well-definednodulesinthesubcutaneouseyelidtissue,withinthetarsalplate.Theytypicallyformaschronicsequelaetoanacutemeibomianglandhordeolum.Chalaziaarecomprisedofconsolidatedlipogranulomatoustissue.3Theymaypresentwithacuteinflammationbutmoreoftenarenon-tenderandacosmeticaggravation.4Theytendtobefoundinpatientswithconcomitantblepharitisandmeibomianglanddysfunction(MGD). Melanomainsituofthelateraluppereyelid.Notethelesion’sasymmetryandirregularborders,satellitelesionsandvariablepigmentation. Clic


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