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Metastases to eyelids: Breast
Author(s) -
Lawton Richard L.,
Hobbs Beverly,
Jochimsen Peter
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930130206
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery
Edema and erythema of the right eyelid were the first clinical symptoms of widely metastatic carcinoma in a 61‐year‐old female. At the time of biopsy of the eyelid there were no other clinical manifestations of the disease. The case history points out a rare manifestation and emphasizes the many faces of breast cancer.