Frequency and type of eyelid neoplasia in Tuzla region, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Authors

  • Mufid Burgic Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Ermina Iljazovic Department of Pathology, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Amra Nadarevic Vodencarevic Department of Ophthalmology, Health Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Musfaha Burgic Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Meliha Halilbasic Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Mersiha Sinanovic Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Amer Mujkanovic Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Aida Drljevic Department of Ophthalmology, Health Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17532/jhsci.2018.492

Keywords:

eyelid, neoplasia, incidence, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Introduction: Benign and malignant tumors can arise from each of the eyelid layers. Our aim was to investigate the frequency and distribution of the eyelid tumors in tertiary health institution in Tuzla Region in Bosnia and Herzegovina.            
Methods: We analyzed medical records for all the patients treated for eyelid malignancies in University Clinical Center Tuzla, from January 2012 to December 2016. Demographic, clinical and pathological data were collected and analyzed.          
Results: A total of 89 patients were treated during the 5 year period. Forty seven of the patients were male (52 %) and 42 (48 %) were female. Patient age ranged from 11 to 92 years, with the mean age of 66.6 years. The most common eyelid malignancy was basal cell carcinoma (80.95%), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (14.29%), merkel cell carcinoma (3.17%) and melanoma (1.59%).

Conclusion: The annual incidence of eyelid tumors in Tuzla region is about 3.73/100 000 population. Majority of the malignant tumors were basal cell carcinoma, while melanoma was the least frequent. Most frequent benign lesions were seborrheic keratosis and benign nevi.


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05.04.2018

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Frequency and type of eyelid neoplasia in Tuzla region, Bosnia and Herzegovina. JHSCI [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 4];8(1):20-3. Available from: https://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/628