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Background: To determine the clinical and histopathological characteristics of malignant tumors of the eyelid in terms of our region. Materials and Methods: 120 patients' files who were diagnosed with malignant eyelid tumor and followed up between January 2018 and September 2021 were scanned retrospectively in our clinic. Demographic and clinical characteristics, clinical and histopathological diagnoses, methods and follow-up results in surgical cases were recorded from the patients' files. Excisional biopsy material was obtained in all patients who underwent surgery. Results: 120 cases were included in the study. 54 (45%) of the patients were male and 66 (55%) were female. The mean age was 62.5 (35-80) years. The mean follow-up term was 20,4 months (3-36 months) for all cases. In 80% (n=96) of malignant eyelid tumors, clinical preliminary diagnosis and histopathological examination results were found to be compatible. Preoperative clinical diagnosis and postoperative histopathological diagnosis differed in 24 cases (20%). The recurrence rate was found to be 3% in all of our patients. The recurrence rates were 2% in Basal Cell Carcinoma cases and 5% in Squamous Cell Carcinoma cases. Considering the location of the tumors, 80 patients had left eyelid involvement and 40 patients had right eyelid involvement. Conclusions: Surgical excision and histopathological examination in malignant eyelid tumors are the most accurate and reliable options as they provide both diagnosis and treatment at the same time. When a malignant eyelid tumor is suspected, patients should be referred to an oculoplastic surgeon experienced in ocular oncology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Cutaneous tumoral lesions are often clinically similar. Often it need to be diagnosed pathologically. The aim of this study was to evaluate together with the clinical appearance the pathologic diversity of the tumoral lesions need to be excised and that were admitted to the dermatology polyclinic. Methods: We were retrospectively evaluated the pathological diagnosis of 60 patients who were admitted to our outpatient clinic with complaints of tumoral lesions. Results: The most common tumoral lesions were epidermal cyst (20%) and trichilemmal cyst (10%). Basal and squamous cell carcinomas were equally revealed (6.7%). Basosquamous cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma and chondroid syringoma, which are rare tumors, were observed in one patient (1.6%). Conclusions: Although some tumoral lesions are diagnosed by inspection, many lesions are similar to each other clinically, so pathologic diagnosis is needed. Surgical excision of these masses of dermatologists may contribute to both the development of differential diagnosis and occupational training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]