Computed tomography of the orbit - A review and an update.

Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the orbit have been competing for the hearts and minds of health care providers for well over 2 decades. While several drawbacks pertaining to CT have been outlined since the introduction of MRI, CT remains the standard diagnostic test for evaluating cross-sectional, 2 or 3-dimensional images of the body.

Scar sarcoidosis developing 16 years after complete excision of an eyelid Basal carcinoma.

A 56-year-old patient developed sarcoidosis on top of an old eyelid scar from previous removal of an eyelid basal cell carcinoma 16 years prior to presentation. An irregular, firm, ill-defined subcutaneous mass was palpable beneath an old minimally visible scar from the previous surgery. The patient had a strong family history of sarcoidosis and persistent dyspnea and cough for the past two years, which were only elicited after the histopathology results came out with multiple non-caseating granulomas with multi-nucleated giant cells.