Diagnosis: Syringoma
Description: Small skin coloured papules on the lower eyelid
Morphology: Papules
Site: Eyelids
Sex: F
Age: 54
Type: Clinical & Histology
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
Syringomas are benign sweat duct tumours that characteristically occur on these eyelid areas.They vary in size being more prominent in summer when people sweat more.
The histology may be mistaken for a sclerosing basal cell skin cancer but not in the typical form shown above.