Positive sentinel node in sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan-Feb;27(1):e4-6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ef7450.

Abstract

Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare cutaneous malignancy that is most frequently found in the eyelids with an estimated risk of regional lymph node metastasis in the 8% to 14% range. The authors have previously reported the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy and microscopically positive sentinel lymph nodes in various eyelid and conjunctival cancers, including conjunctival and eyelid melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma. The authors herein describe the first successful identification of a microscopically positive sentinel lymph node in a patient with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid, suggesting that sentinel lymph node biopsy for sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid deserves further investigation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid