Melanoma on Eye Lids?

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    • December 17, 2016 at 11:13 pm
    Aloha14
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      I've been to 2 dermatolgoists and 2 eye doctors (local and non University Hospital) and none of them could figure out why the skin on my eyelids near the eyelashes had turned yellowish/whitish. I can't wash it off and it's sort of greasy. It looks like I'm wearing eye liner but down on my eyelash edge. I never wear any make up so it's not from that. Before I got this Melanoma on my leg I just gave up finding out what it was but now I want to pursue this as it's been nearly 2 years. 

      Yesterday I saw the Melanoma specialist for my post op follow up of the  leg WLE and SNB so I asked her to look at it. She says it doesn't look like Melanoma and she is giving me a referral to the Opthamologist and I already have a return app't with my dermatologist who did the melanoma biopsy~both at the University Hospital.

      Has anyone has something like this on their eyelids?

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        • December 17, 2016 at 11:55 pm
        Janner
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          I know of someone who had melanoma on a lower lid – Lentigo Maligna.   It was pigmented.  I also have another friend who currently is having basal cell removed from a lower lid.  Never heard of anything you described related to melanoma.  And the fact that you're talking "eyelids" makes me say this isn't melanoma.  It's so unlikely to begin with and on multiple spots – it just doesn't sound like anything related to melanoma.  When push comes to shove, melanoma is still the zebra here.  Look for the most likely explanation first and that isn't melanoma.  Doesn't mean you don't want to check it out but I wouldn't jump to any conclusions – especially melanoma ones.

          • December 17, 2016 at 11:55 pm
          Janner
          Participant

            I know of someone who had melanoma on a lower lid – Lentigo Maligna.   It was pigmented.  I also have another friend who currently is having basal cell removed from a lower lid.  Never heard of anything you described related to melanoma.  And the fact that you're talking "eyelids" makes me say this isn't melanoma.  It's so unlikely to begin with and on multiple spots – it just doesn't sound like anything related to melanoma.  When push comes to shove, melanoma is still the zebra here.  Look for the most likely explanation first and that isn't melanoma.  Doesn't mean you don't want to check it out but I wouldn't jump to any conclusions – especially melanoma ones.

            • December 17, 2016 at 11:55 pm
            Janner
            Participant

              I know of someone who had melanoma on a lower lid – Lentigo Maligna.   It was pigmented.  I also have another friend who currently is having basal cell removed from a lower lid.  Never heard of anything you described related to melanoma.  And the fact that you're talking "eyelids" makes me say this isn't melanoma.  It's so unlikely to begin with and on multiple spots – it just doesn't sound like anything related to melanoma.  When push comes to shove, melanoma is still the zebra here.  Look for the most likely explanation first and that isn't melanoma.  Doesn't mean you don't want to check it out but I wouldn't jump to any conclusions – especially melanoma ones.

              • December 18, 2016 at 12:55 am
              Aloha14
              Participant

                Thanks Janner. Yeah, it's like my eyelid is coated with whatever it is. My mind was just wandering after having the melanoma diagnosis.

                 

                I always use sunscreen usually lip balm kind on my eye lids but not right next to my eye. I'll pursue this and let people here know what I find out. 

                • December 18, 2016 at 12:55 am
                Aloha14
                Participant

                  Thanks Janner. Yeah, it's like my eyelid is coated with whatever it is. My mind was just wandering after having the melanoma diagnosis.

                   

                  I always use sunscreen usually lip balm kind on my eye lids but not right next to my eye. I'll pursue this and let people here know what I find out. 

                  • December 18, 2016 at 12:55 am
                  Aloha14
                  Participant

                    Thanks Janner. Yeah, it's like my eyelid is coated with whatever it is. My mind was just wandering after having the melanoma diagnosis.

                     

                    I always use sunscreen usually lip balm kind on my eye lids but not right next to my eye. I'll pursue this and let people here know what I find out. 

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