MEIBOMIAN CARCINOMA - A CASE-REPORT

A case of Meibomian carcinoma of the left eyelid was observed in a 53- year-old-female patient. She had been previously treated for chronic u nilateral blepharoconjunctivitis; an excisional biopsy disclosed a Mei bomian carcinoma. First a total resection of both left eyelids was per formed with plastic reconstructive surgery, three months later a recur rence required an orbital exenteration. This case underlines the inter est of an early diagnosis which allows a more conservative treatment. The diagnosis must be kept in mind in any case of chronic unilateral h istopathology has a key role in the diagnosis of Meibomian carcinoma.