Cutaneous histiocytoid carcinoma can occur as a primary tumor of the periocular region. Morphologically similar histiocytoid carcinomas arising as primary tumors of the breast have a predilection for orbital metastases. They can occasionally contain regions with prominent vacuolated cytoplasm and minimal nuclear atypia, which mimic benign histiocytic lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) are strongly predisposed to the development of numerous cutaneous cancers. However, the extent of ocular pathology in these patients has not been adequately studied.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of tumors involving the ocular surface and ocular adnexa from 6 XP patients.
Objectives: We describe the first case of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) presenting with trochleitis and successfully treated with an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
Methods: This is a descriptive case report of one patient, identified in consultation with the inpatient ophthalmology consult service.
Results: A 23-year-old Caucasian male initially presented with complaints of sore throat, myalgias, rash, and fever.