Eye
Eyelid
Epithelial tumors
Merkel cell carcinoma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 26 May 2022
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PubMed Search: Merkel cell carcinoma eyelid
Cite this page: Pernick N. Merkel cell carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidmerkel.html. Accessed January 10th, 2025.
Definition / general
- Resembles skin tumor
- Usually upper eyelid
- Often presents as large, nontender, red or violet mass
Clinical images
AFIP images
Superficial tumor of upper eyelid
Microscopic (histologic) description
AFIP images
Well circumscribed nodule
Pale round nuclei with high N/C ratio
Infiltrating lymphocytes present
