Most common malignant eyelid tumour is: September 2009
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. D: Basal cell carcinoma The most common malignant tumour of the eyelid is basal cell carcinoma (Rodent ulcer). It usually involves the lower eyelid and inner canthus in elderly patients. The growth is only locally malignant and probably originates in the accessory epithelial structures of the skin-hair follicles and glands-but the lymphatic nodes are not affected