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ArticleOcular oncology and pathology2017

Enlarging Pigmented Eyelid Mass Associated with Remote Pencil Trauma.

Paul O Phelps, J Andrew Carlson, Dale R Meyer

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Article in Ocular oncology and pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paul O PhelpsOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Lions Eye Institute, Slingerlands, New York, USA.
J Andrew CarlsonDivision of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, MC-81, Albany, New York, USA.
Dale R MeyerDivision of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, MC-81, Albany, New York, USA.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USLions Eye Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors present a case of a gradually enlarging pigmented mass of the upper eyelid and anterior orbit that was discovered to be the graphite tip of a pencil surrounded by macrophages bearing graphite and fibrous tissue. A 25-year-old woman with no medical history presented with a gradually enlarging pigmented lesion of her left upper eyelid. She denied any history of previous skin cancer, trauma, or previous surgery. A biopsy was performed. This revealed an encapsulated grayish, pigmented mass within the medial portion of the left upper eyelid and anterior orbit. Within the pigmented cocoon, the graphite core of a pencil ("pencil lead") was identified. Histopathology demonstrated granulomatous inflammation with fibrosis and macrophages.

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EyelidsForeign body reactionOrbit

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PMID29344487
PMCPMC5757604
OpenAlexW2611312646

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