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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

A rapidly growing lid lump.

Su-Yin Koay, Richard M H Lee, Charles Hugkulstone, Ian Aureliano Stephen Rodrigues

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Su-Yin KoayOphthalmology Department, Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent, UK.
Richard M H LeeOphthalmology Department, Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent, UK.
Charles HugkulstoneOphthalmology Department, Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent, UK.
Ian Aureliano Stephen RodriguesOphthalmology Department, Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent, UK.
Queen Mary's Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 97-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of a rapidly growing, painless, left upper eyelid lesion. Examination revealed a large vascularised, ulcerated nodule on the left upper lid, causing significant ptosis. Wide local excision of the lesion was performed and the wound was left to heal by secondary intention. Histology and immunohistochemistry of the lesion confirmed a diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare primary malignancy of the eyelid which has significant morbidity and mortality. Although uncommon, this diagnosis should always be considered in any patient with a rapidly growing lid lump. In view of the patient's age, known dementia and family wishes, the patient was managed conservatively, with no further investigations performed. She was due to be followed up in clinic on a regular basis, but has since died from other causes.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overBiopsyCarcinoma, Merkel CellDiagnosis, DifferentialEyelid NeoplasmsEyelidsFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansPhotomicrographySkin Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID25123568
PMCPMC4139570
OpenAlexW1992945298

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