Table 3

 Histological diagnosis of patients undergoing exenteration

Histological diagnosisNumber of patients (n = 69)
Basal cell carcinoma
    with no previous treatment9
    with previous surgery only10
    with previous radiotherapy/surgery8
    with previous radiotherapy1
Sebacous cell carcinoma9
Squamous cell carcinoma6
Melanoma
    Globe with extrascleral spread8
    Lids1
    Ethmoid sinuses1
Adenocystic carcinoma (lacrimal gland)2
Adenocarcinoma1
Liposarcoma1
Merkel cell1
Lymphoma1
Apocrine carcinoma1
Rhabdomyosarcoma1
Secondary metastasis-gastrointestinal primary1
Malignant schwannoma1
Malignant medulloepithelioma1
Non-malignant disease5