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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]

A 44-year-old male and 75 year old woman has a lesion on their lower eyelid presented to our clinic. Biopsies revealed basal cell carcinoma and patients undergo general anesthesia for excision of the tumors and repair. The full-thickness nearly total lower eyelid defects were reconstructed with the modified Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap for posterior lamellar reconstruction combined with a Fricke supraorbital island flap for anterior lamellar coverage. Supraorbital flap had provided a good support to prevent ectropion with sling effect in our cases. This combination allowed us to do second stage surgery for separating tarsoconjunctival flap earlier (10 to 12 days) than usual and provided an acceptable cosmetic result for lower eyelid defects in our two cases. Combination of modified Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap and Fricke supraorbital island flap may become a good alternative for reconstruction of bilamellar lower lid defects reaching 75 percent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Only few breast pilomatrixomas have been reported, with imaging showing well defined nodules with microcalcifications. In this paper we report the ultrasonographic and mammographic features of a case of pilomatrixoma of the male breast, a rare benign neoplasm originating from the hair matrix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]