Eye
Eyelid
Adnexal tumors
Adenocarcinoma-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 February 2014
Minor changes: 29 June 2020
Copyright: 2004-2019, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
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 24th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Malignant sweat gland tumor, often mucinous
- Similar to adenocystic carcinoma of skin at other sites
- Local recurrences are common, rarely distant metastases
