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Chalazion or tumour?
My mother, age 53 and of Asian decent, had a lump in her upper left eyelid for around 6 months now. It started in October, a painless lump and then got removed in January when it grew in size. Then the doc realised that the flareup was due to another lump in the same area, a new growth! This new growth had been injected with steroids once in January, reduced in size before returning to the original pea size again. Second injection was done in the beginning of April, and now it is again returning to it's big size.
There seems to be no eyelash loss but I cannot guarantee.
1. Would tumours (eg sebaceous carcinomas) respond to steroid treatment (as in get smaller?)
2. The doc had previously ruled this to be a case of chalazion, but given the high misdiagnosies rates I am worried.
Is there a way to determine the nature of the issue without surgically removing it?
There seems to be no eyelash loss but I cannot guarantee.
1. Would tumours (eg sebaceous carcinomas) respond to steroid treatment (as in get smaller?)
2. The doc had previously ruled this to be a case of chalazion, but given the high misdiagnosies rates I am worried.
Is there a way to determine the nature of the issue without surgically removing it?
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