Objectives: To present a case of metastatic breast cancer to the lower eyelid and to review the literature.regarding the epidemiology and clinical features of cutaneous metastases to the eyelid.
Methods: Case report describing a 68-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer to the lower eyelid.
Results: Biopsy of the lower eyelid lesion revealed histopathologic features consistent with metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion: Cutaneous metastases to the eyelid are rare however should be in the differential diagnosis of patients with solitary nodules, ulceration, and skin changes involving the eyelid.
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