J Med Allied Sci 2016; 6 (2): 72-76 www.jmas.in Print ISSN: 2231 1696 Online ISSN: 2231 170X Journal of Medical & Allied Sciences Original article Clinicopathological study of eye lid tumors in Hyderabad – A review of 57 cases Siddharth Karan 1 , Manisha Nathani 1 , Tanveer Khan 1 , Sucheta Ireni 1 , Aftab Khader 1 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh (PO), Hyderabad-500058, Telangana, India. Article history: Abstract Received 22 March 2016 Accepted 22 April 2016 Early online 12 July 2016 Print 31 July 2016 An eyelid tumor leads to functional and aesthetic problems. The preva- lence and distribution of eye lid tumors have considerable variation. The aim of this study was to categorize the prevalence and distribution of vari- ous eyelid tumors among population of Hyderabad over 3 years duration. This was a prospective study of 57 cases who reported to our tertiary hospital in Hyderabad from January 2013 to December 2015. The cases were analyzed for their sex distribution, tumor type, age distribution, inci- dence of malignant and benign tumors, tumor location, and complications at the time of presentation. The mean age of presentation of malignant tumors and benign tumors was 56 and 39 years respectively. The median age of presentation was 64 years for basal cell carcinoma, 50 years for sebaceous gland carcinoma (SGC) and 62 years for squamous cell carci- noma (SCC). The median age of presentation of various benign lesions were as follows: 33 years for dermoid cyst, 40 years for epidermal cyst, 36 years for capillary hemangioma, 54 years for squamous papilloma, 56 years for granulomatous lesion, 41 years for nevus, 19 years for keratoacanthoma, 58 years for sebaceous keratosis, 40 years for histiocytoma, 33 years for neurofibroma, 43 years for pleomorphic ade- noma. The most common location of the tumor was upper lid (55.55%) for all the malignancies. Sebaceous gland carcinoma was the most common malignancy (55.5%) followed by basal cell carcinoma (33.3%) and squa- mous cell carcinoma (11.1%). Dermoid cyst was the most common type of benign lesion (37.5%). Surgical methods used were wedge excision with primary closure, wide excision, skin grafting and tarso-conjunctival flap. To conclude, sebaceous gland carcinoma was the most common malig- nancy and dermoid cyst was the most common tumor of benign origin. Hence it is our suggestion to have high degree of suspicion for these tu- mors for early diagnosis and intervention. Corresponding author Siddharth Karan Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad-500058, Telangana, India. Phone: +91-9959094935 Email: drsiddharthkaran@gmail.com Key words: Dermoid cyst, Sebaceous gland carcinoma DOI: 10.5455/jmas.221842 © 2016 Deccan College of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. he incidence of eyelid tumors is increasing 1-5 . Eyelid tumors thus form an important part of ophthalmology practice, and are by far the most common neoplasms encountered in ophthal- mic practice. Tumors of eyelids are common in people of both sexes and all age groups represent- ing more than 90% of ophthalmic tumors 6 . Most of the tumors are diagnosed clinically. The treatment T 72