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This paper presents 5 patients seen in the Eye Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast with orbital infiltration of malignant eyelid tumours. The physical features and natural progression of the disease are described. The value of CT scans in determining the extent of the disease and patient management are described.
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Amoaku, W.M.K., Bagegni, A., Logan, W.C. et al. Orbital infiltration by eyelid skin carcinoma. Int Ophthalmol 14, 285–294 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00159865
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