Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the eyelid

Orbit. 2013 Dec;32(6):399-401. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2013.833254. Epub 2013 Sep 24.

Abstract

Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the eyelid (PSCE) is a very rare tumour. Only a few cases having been reported to date. The majority of patients have been middle-age to elderly men. Different treatment modalities have been applied in cases of PSCE. Here, we report a case of PSCE in a man treated with orbital exenteration and radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orbit Evisceration
  • Radiotherapy