Procedures
Eyelid Tumors - Overview
Inflammatory Lesions |
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| Hordeolum (stye) | ||
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Chalazion | |
| Parasytic Infections | ||
Benign Cysts |
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| Epidermoid cysts | ||
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Epidermal Inclusion Cyst | |
| Dermoid Cyst | ||
| Sweat Ductal Cysts | ||
Vascular Lesions |
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| Capillary hemangioma | ||
| Cavernous hemangioma | ||
| Lymphangioma | ||
Benign Epithelial Lesions |
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Squamous papilloma
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| Seborrheic keratososis | ||
| Inverted follicular keratosis | ||
| Keratocanthoma | ||
Pre-malignant Lesions |
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| Actinic Keratosis | ||
| Leukoplakia | ||
| Xeroderma pigmentosum | ||
| Radiation dermatosis | ||
Viral Lesions |
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| Molluscum Contagiosum | ||
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Verruca Vulgaris | |
| Herpes Simplex & Zoster | ||
Eyelid Maligancies |
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Squamous Cell | |
| Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma | ||
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Malignant Melanoma | |
Other Eyelid Lesions |
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Xanthelasma | |
Nevi
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| Caruncular Tumors | ||
Sweat gland tumors
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When to Biopsy
- skin growth that increases in size
- mole or birthmark with irregular border and changes in size, thickness or texture
- 6 mm large lesion which appears after age 20 and is pigmented
- sore spot that fails to heal
Definitions
ACTINIC KERATOSIS A scaly growth due to the sun; it is a precancer that may become a squamous-cell skin cancer (carcinoma).









