Sebaceous gland carcinoma (SGC) of ocular
adnexa is a highly malignant, multifocal in origin
seen in elderly. SGCs are known to have highly
virulent course of progression with more tendency
to metastasize locally and systemically resulting in
poor outcome.
We managed a case of SGC in 55 years old with
multimodality treatment consisting of surgical
excision, chemotherapy for tumor bulk reduction
and radiotherapy. This offered her long disease
free survival.
Aggressive behavior of SGC for early metastasis is
associated with high mortality. Hence high index
of suspicion for diagnosing SGC in ophthalmic
practice is the key for better survival of the patient.
Key words: sebaceous gland carcinoma, eyelid,
chemotherapy, radiotherapy, metastasis.
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Author Name: Unmesh Takalkar, Shilpa Asegaonkar, Suresh Advani, Pushpa Kodlikeri, Ujwala Kulkarni
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Keywords: Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma, Upper Eyelid, Lymph Node Metastasis
ISSN: 2349-2910
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EOI/DOI: August 2014
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