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Adnexal Tumors

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Eyelid adnexal tumors are frequent and comprise a large variety of different entities because the lid is rich in adnexal structures such as hairs (lashes) and glands. Overall, benign adnexal lesions of the eyelids are much more frequent than the malignant lesions [1, 2]. In a series of 864 eyelid lesions that were biopsied, 82 % were benign [1]. It is reassuring to note that the accuracy of clinically suspected malignant eyelid tumors is reported in the 90 % range [1, 2].

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    Martina C. Herwig MD, FEBO & Karin U. Loeffler MD

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    Jacob Pe'er

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    Arun D. Singh

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Herwig, M.C., Loeffler, K.U. (2014). Adnexal Tumors. In: Pe'er, J., Singh, A. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38336-6_8

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