Eyelid surgery, eyelid surgery

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The article was professionally consulted with Master, Doctor Hoang Thanh Nga - Ophthalmologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.
Some diseases in the eye area such as eyelid tumor, eyelid tumor or tumor on the eye, whether benign or malignant, need to be detected and diagnosed as soon as possible, so that appropriate treatment can be achieved. management, simpler and more effective than the detection and treatment of the disease in later stages.

1. What is an eyelid tumor?


Eyelid tumor is a type of tumor of small size, appearing in the eyelid area, although it is easy to detect and diagnose, most patients have subjective psychology and are easy to miss this type of tumor. are often detected at a fairly late stage, making the treatment process of eyelid tumors more prolonged, more difficult and likely to leave many unwanted complications.
Not only eyelid tumor, but also some other types of tumor in the eye area such as eyelid tumor, eye conjunctival tumor, orbital tumor, lacrimal gland tumor... are also very common in clinical practice, in which eyelid tumors and Eyelid tumors are tumors that appear in a shallow location, so they are easy to recognize clinically, while other locations are often deeper, making it difficult to diagnose.
Benign tumors often grow in a limited way then localize to a fixed location in the patient's body and do not compress or invade adjacent structures such as the cornea, so these tumors eyelid, eyelid tumor in benign form usually does not seriously affect the health and life of the patient. To diagnose benign or malignant tumors, it is necessary to rely on the gold standard of pathological results.
Malignant neoplasm of eyelid or conjunctival eye usually occurs in patients over 40 years old with typical symptoms such as tumor size increases very quickly in a short time, tumor surface is ulcerated, lumpy wart, the shape of the tumor has many lobes and many blood vessels to nourish the tumor, so when touched, it is easy to cause bleeding. When examining, it can be seen that the tissue around the tumor is swollen, the patient feels itchiness, sometimes the tumor is large and grows rapidly, which can invade nearby tissues and even metastasize. spread to other organ systems and lead to short-term mortality.

Khối u ác tính vùng mí mắt hoặc kết mạc mắt thường xuất hiện ở những bệnh nhân trên 40 tuổi
Khối u ác tính vùng mí mắt hoặc kết mạc mắt thường xuất hiện ở những bệnh nhân trên 40 tuổi

2. Eyelid tumor surgery

Surgery to remove eyelid tumor is a necessary indication to remove eyelid tumor from the body, and at the same time, it helps to obtain a specimen for histopathological examination to diagnose benign or malignant tumor. Indications The specifics of eyelid surgery include 2 common cases as follows:
The eyelid tumor grows very quickly and the treating doctor thinks a lot about melanoma, so it is necessary to have eyelid surgery to clear it up. diagnosis Benign eyelid tumor Contraindication of this method include:
Eyelid tumor has signs of spreading and goes into deep part such as eye socket General condition of patient is unstable, not ready for surgery Technique eyelid surgery is performed according to the following steps:
For tumors in the eyelid margin area, use a plastic pressure bar to put in the same item, then remove the tumor with a surgical knife and bring the specimen to the department. pathology for testing. After the tumor was removed, the bleeding was stopped and the patient sutured the skin and patched the eyelid skin in place. For tumors in other locations of the eyelids, it is necessary to use a knife to make a skin incision directly on the tumor surface so that the incision is parallel to the eyelid margin, remove the tumor from the patient's eye and proceed to suture the skin, close the wound. surgery. For malignant eyelid tumors, using a plastic pressure bar to put into the map and conjunctiva, remove the tumor, wash the tumor and bring the tumor specimen to the pathology department. After that, the patient is stopped bleeding and can proceed to create 1-stroke or 2-stroke eyelashes, finally close the wound and apply pressure.

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Chống chỉ định cắt u mí mắt khi u mi mắt có dấu hiệu lan rộng & tổng trạng bệnh nhân không ổn định
For benign tumors, eyelid surgery is extremely suitable without the use of methods such as radiation or chemotherapy, in addition, benign tumors can also be removed by using laser technology, electrocautery...
For malignant tumors, eyelid surgery is also very necessary but extremely difficult because it is imperative that the surgeon has to remove all the cancer cells in the area. In the patient's eyelid area, in some cases it is necessary to dissect and cure the entire orbital area to remove the entire cancerous tissue.
In the case of eyelid tumor, eyelid tumor has metastasized to places such as lymph nodes in front of the ear, the area under the chin, the mortality rate of the patient is very high, so it is necessary to pay attention to detecting these diseases as soon as possible. this case.
Some common tumors in the eye area such as eyelid tumor, eyelid tumor, upper eye tumor... can be benign or malignant tumors can appear in both adults and children, bringing dangerous consequences for the patient. Therefore, these cases need to be diagnosed early in the early stages for timely intervention, to avoid the case that the tumor grows too quickly and metastasizes to other organs.
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