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Masqueraded sebaceous gland carcinoma of the lower eyelid in a young pregnant patient

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The purpose of this case report is to present misdiagnosed sebaceous gland carcinoma of the lower eyelid with rapid growth in a young woman during pregnancy. Eyelid sebaceous gland carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor and a disease primarily of older patients. It occurs more commonly in oriental populations and with a predilection for the upper eyelid. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment may help improve disease control and patient survival.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Vinogradska cesta 29, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Karla Randelovic MD, FEBO, Ivanka Petric Vickovic MD, PhD, Valentina Lacmanovic Loncar MD, PhD, Renata Ivekovic MD, PhD & Zoran Vatavuk MD, PhD

  2. Department of Pathology and Cytology “Ljudevit Jurak”, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia

    Leo Pazanin MD, PhD

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mostar, School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Anita Pusic Sesar MD, PhD

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Correspondence to Karla Randelovic MD, FEBO.

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K. Randelovic, I. Petric Vickovic, V. Lacmanovic Loncar, L. Pazanin, A. Pusic Sesar, R. Ivekovic and Z. Vatavuk declare that they have no competing interests.

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Randelovic, K., Petric Vickovic, I., Lacmanovic Loncar, V. et al. Masqueraded sebaceous gland carcinoma of the lower eyelid in a young pregnant patient. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-024-02349-x

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