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Lid tumors appear to invite the physician to make a diagnosis at first glance. This poster displays examples of lid tumors that occur in the context of malignancies, inflammatory and metabolic diseases and phacomatoses. The most frequent primary sites in metastatic eyelid tumors are the breast, the lung and cutaneous melanoma. Because of their comparatively low incidence and variable appearance these lid tumors are, at least in the beginning, often misinterpreted. Careful differential diagnosis may help in avoiding the diagnostic pitfalls of the masquerade syndromes. Lid tumors associated with sarcoidosis, lupus erythematosus discoides, lupus vulgaris, syphilis are briefly mentioned. Xanthelasmas occur more frequently in diabetics than in the normal population. About 5% of patients with xanthelasma suffer from hyperlipidemia. Neurofibromas and cavernous hemangiomas of the lid may accompany von Recklinghausen's and Sturge-Weber's diseases.
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PMID:[Tumorous eyelid changes in systemic diseases]. 161 52