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. 1998 Dec;82(12):1412–1415. doi: 10.1136/bjo.82.12.1412

Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids and solar ultraviolet radiation exposure

G Lindgren 1, B Diffey 1, O Larko 1
PMCID: PMC1722456  PMID: 9930273

Abstract

AIMS—To compare the distribution of eyelid basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with the relative ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure to different sites on the eyelids.
METHODS—The location of BCC on the eyelids was allocated to one of seven regions. The UVR exposure was recorded with a polymer film attached to the eyelids at seven sites in a manikin and in human subjects.
RESULTS—Localisation of the 329 tumours was mainly on the lower eyelids (225 tumours), and the medial canthal regions (87 tumours). There was no association between UVR doses at the seven sites of the eyelids and the location of BCCs. The UVR exposure was similar on the upper and lower eyelids, while the number of tumours on the lower eyelids outnumbered the upper lids by a factor of 13 (17 upper, 225 lower)
CONCLUSION—UVR exposure only partially explains the aetiology of periorbital BCC.

 Keywords: polysulphone film; basal cell carcinoma; ultraviolet radiation; eyelid

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Age and sex distribution of patients treated for eyelid basal cell carcinoma.

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Dosimeters in place on the manikin's eyelids.

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Dosimeters in place in the human subject (A) with open eyes and (B) looking down.

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Fraction of the total number of the basal cell carcinomas (bold) and fraction of the total UVR (italics) at the seven different sites of the eyelids (assuming that the areas are approximately of the same size). Right and left eye combined.

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