ABSTRACT
Eyelid malignancies are common enough to be of concern to all physicians dealing with eyes and the skin of the face. The most common eyelid cancer is basal cell carcinoma. In the western hemisphere it accounts for more than 85% of all eyelid malignancies. However, in China the incidence seems to be closer to 50% of eyelid malignancies. Squamous cell carcinoma and sebaceous gland carcinoma combine to make up most of the other 50%: whereas, in the western countries, these two tumors make up less than 10% of all eyelid malignancies.
