Basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Jul-Aug;22(4):313-4. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000226921.48952.92.

Abstract

An 82-year-old white man presented with a 2- to 3-month history of a lesion in his left medial canthal region. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and histopathology showed a nodular basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle. Because of incomplete surgical margins after the initial excision, a second excision was performed, followed by a course of adjuvant radiotherapy. No tumor recurrence was detected in the caruncle after 6 months of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male