Eye
Eyelid
Adnexal tumors
Adenocarcinoma-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 18 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Adenocarcinoma [title] of eyelid
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Definition / generalCite this page: Pernick N. Adenocarcinoma-eyelid. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidadenocarcinoma.html. Accessed September 25th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Malignant sweat gland tumor, often mucinous
- Similar to adenocystic carcinoma of skin at other sites
- Local recurrences are common, rarely distant metastases
