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Br J Ophthalmol 83:595-597 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.5.595
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Incidence of eyelid cancers in Singapore from 1968 to 1995

Table 3

Histologies of eyelid cancers seen in various studies, in other parts of the world

Singapore (1968–95) (n=325) Philadelphia
(USA) (1980–2) (n=125)
Alabama (USA) (1958–88)
(n=117)
New Delhi
(India) (1982–92) (n=178)
Kyushu (Japan) (1960–81) (n=52)
Basal cell carcinoma 84.0% 82.4% 83.7% 29.8% 32.6%
Sebaceous adenocarcinoma 10.2% 6.4% 1.7% 32.6% 13.5%
Squamous cell carcinoma 3.4% 2.4% 10.3% 28.1% 48.1%
Malignant melanoma 1.2% 5.4% 2.6% 2.0% 3.8%

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