A Case of Meibomian Gland Adenocarcinoma.

Lee, Sang Hyun; Lee, Byoung Suck; Sohn, Moo Shik

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1980;21(4):531-534.
Published online April 1, 1980.

A Case of Meibomian Gland Adenocarcinoma.

Sang Hyun Lee, Byoung Suck Lee, Moo Shik Sohn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Meibom 선암 1예

이병석(Byung Suk Lee),손무식(Moo Sik Sohn),이상현(Sang Hyun Lee)

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the Meibomian gland is very rare but lethal tumors. Clinically, most of the time sebaceous gland carcinoma is mistaken for a chalazion. Any recurrent chalazion should be submitted for histologic study, and any chronic, recalcitrant, atypical blepharitis should be biopsied. The treatment of the choice is excisional biopsy and followed by radiation therapy. A 30 year old Korean male had a hard, nontender mass on the left upper lid which had recurred after chalazion surgery. The tumor was removed surgically as repair with modified Wheeler direct full halving procedure, and found to be a adenocarcinoma of the Meibomian gland histopathologically. There was no evidence of recurrence and metastasis to remote site a year after surgery with radiation therapy.