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Case Reports
. 2007 Jun;42(3):469-70.

Merkel cell carcinoma masquerading as a chalazion

Nigel G Rawlings  1 , Seymour Brownstein, David R Jordan
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  • PMID: 17508048
Case Reports

Merkel cell carcinoma masquerading as a chalazion

Nigel G Rawlings et al. Can J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Case report: A 62-year-old woman presented with a large rapidly growing violaceous mass initially diagnosed as a chalazion. Histopathologic examination disclosed Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Radiotherapy was not tolerated. Despite chemotherapy, she succumbed to widespread metastases 13 months later.

Comments: MCC must be included in the differential diagnosis of solitary eyelid nodules, requiring early and aggressive treatment.

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