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Ulcerated Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid

Chabbar Imane*, Tamym Bouchra, Abdallah
Elhassan and Berraho Amina
Ophthalmology B, Ibn-Sina University Hospital, Morocco
*Corresponding author: Imane Chabbar,
Ophthalmology B, Ibn-Sina University Hospital, Morocco
Received: October 27, 2020; Accepted: November 10,
2020; Published: November 17, 2020

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Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignant palpebral
tumor. It is secondary to UV exposure, elderly patient, fair skin and
smoking. It is locally invasive but rarely metastatic. We report a
62-year-old patient, presenting infiltrating lesions of the left eyelids
with loss of eyelashes, causing a large ulcer with abrupt edges and Figure 1: Photo of the left eye, showing an ulcerated basal cell carcinoma
necrotic center (Figure 1). The biopsy was in favor of an ulcerated infiltrating the lower eyelid margin, the half of the upper eyelid margin, the
medial canthus and the lateral canthus.
basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids. The treatment is based on
carcinological resection followed by palpebral reconstruction and
additional radiotherapy.

Austin J Clin Case Rep - Volume 7 Issue 4 - 2020 Citation: Imane C, Bouchra T, Elhassan A and Amina B. Ulcerated Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid. Austin J
ISSN : 2381-912X | www.austinpublishinggroup.com Clin Case Rep. 2020; 7(4): 1180.
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