Sebaceous Carcinoma Eyelid Surgery

A number of treatment options (surgical and non-surgical) are available for treatment of this disease. The frozen section pathological analysis allows very thin sections of the skin tissue to be prepared after excising and freezing the sample to -20 to -30 °C. A gel like medium is used to fix and freeze the specimen before making very thin sections and subsequently staining them and viewing under microscope.

Mohs micrographic surgery involves removing skin containing cancer layer by layer and microscopic analysis of each layer until no more tumor can be observed in the cells. This technique ensures maximal removal of cancer and minimum loss of normal skin.

In laser therapy, specific kind of laser can be used for the removal of skin or laser can be targeted at the cancer cells to shrink or destroy them and thus helping in relieving symptoms of the cancer. Although it can be used alone, it is usually applied in combination with other treatments.

Radiation treatment of sebaceous gland carcinoma requires no use of anesthesia and directs X-ray beams at the cancer cells. This technique is preferred when surgical method is not preferable, and involves multiple treatments per week. However, radiation therapy has radiation risks associated with it so may cause other problems.

Another procedure, cryodestruction may be preferred for some patients of sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid. The technique is based on freezing the tissue (e.g. Using liquid nitrogen) to bring about the destruction of the tumor cells without having to use anesthetics. Repetition of the procedure is performed to ensure complete destruction of tumor cells. The cure rate of this technique, however, is generally lower than surgical methods. Top of Form

Recovery is linked to the type of treatment applied for sebaceous gland carcinoma therapy and is also dependent on some other factors like the size of skin removed by surgery. Certain precautions may be recommended during the recovery process.