Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids and solar ultraviolet radiation exposure

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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.

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Lindgren, G., Diffey, B. L., & Larkö, O. (1998). Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids and solar ultraviolet radiation exposure. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 82(12), 1412–1415. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.82.12.1412

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