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Clinical features of the skin lesion on the upper eyelid.
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On physical examination a well-circumscribe, firm, umbilicated, reddish, molluscum contagiosum-like nodule approximately 1 cm in diameter localized to the upper right eyelid was observed (Figure 1).
Dermoscopy findings.
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Dermoscopy showed several telangiectasias in the surface of the nodule and a central umbilication (Figure 2).
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (4x) showed a dermal nodule with many glandular structures and papillary folds.
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Papillae and micropapillae projected from the cyst wall into its cavity (Figure 3).
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (40x) showed the presence of focal areas infiltrated by plasma cells and lymphocytes in the stroma.
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The papillae had a broad fibrous core with aggregates of lymphocytes and few plasma cells (Figure 4).
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (20x) showed the tumor epithelium to be composed by an outer cuboidal cell layer and an inner columnar cell layer.
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A basal layer composed by small cuboidal cells and a luminal layer composed by larger columnar cells was observed (Figure 5).