The Malignant Tumors of the Eye

ABSTRACT

We reported the clinical and histopathologic review of 71 cases of primary and metastk malignant tumors of the eye and its adnexa for last 15 years at Department of Ophthalmology, Busan National University Hospital. The followings were summarized. 1. Malignant tumors of the eye and its adnexa were more frequent in man, their ratio of male and female revealed 47:25. Their occurrence by age were under 10 year-old, 5th, 6th, and 4th decades in order. 2. The frequency of occurrence of malignant tumors in the eye and its adnexa was retinobla stoma, primary squamous and basal cell carcinoma and secondary squamous cell carcinoma in order. 3. In primary malignant tumors of eyelid, it revealed same incidence of squamous and basal cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma was also relatively high incidence.