Eccrine Porocarcinoma: A Rare Tumor Of The Eyelid With A Novel Histopathological Finding Of Free Tumor Cells In The Tear Film

The authors present a case of an eyelid eccrine porocarcinoma, a very rare malignant sweat gland tumor characterized histopathologically by nests of atypical poromatous cells and the presence of duct-like lumina. Histopathologic analysis of this case also exhibited numerous loose tumor cells in the adjacent tear film, a finding that has not been previously described.