Einen Orbitadefekt mit Verlust des Auges und der filigranen Lidstrukturen kann eine implantatverankerte Silikonepithese im Halt sicher und bei geöffnetem Auge ästhetisch mit gutem Ergebnis abdecken. Bei Lidschluß fällt allerdings die Starrheit der Lider in der Epithese auf. Ziel der Entwicklung war es, das künstliche Oberlid in der Orbitaepithese beweglich zu gestalten und so durch die gewonnene Dynamik ein natürlicheres Aussehen beim Patienten zu erreichen. In der Epithese sollten alle Komponenten integriert sein, um das künstliche Oberlid synchron zum gesunden Auge zu bewegen. Als bewegliches Oberlid erwies sich gegossene Latexmilch als Material am geeignetsten. Dieses Material war elastisch, einfärbbar und konnte den Belastungen der ungefähr 30 unwillkürlichen Lidschlagbewegungen pro Minute standhalten. Das künstliche Oberlid wurde analog dem natürlichen Vorbild des Lidöffners nach dem Prinzip der Zuggurtung über die Augenprothese nach oben hinten gezogen. Als Antrieb wurde ein DC-Mikromotor eingesetzt, der das Oberlid mit Hilfe eines kleinen Polyamidfadens, welcher an der inneren verstärkten Lidkante befestigt war, nach kranial bewegte. Der Faden wurde über eine Kanülenführung auf eine Seilrolle gewickelt. Nachdem sich ein aufgebautes Tischmodell im Test bewährt hatte, wurde eine einbaufähige elektronische Schaltung in SMD-(Surface Mounted Device) Technik entwickelt, die einerseits den Antrieb steuerte und andererseits die zur Synchronisation erforderlichen Muskelpotentiale verarbeitete. Diese zwei doppelseitig bestückten Platinen wurden direkt hinter die individuell aus Glas vom Okularisten hergestellte Augenprothese positioniert. Über fünf integrierte einstellbare Potentiometer konnten die abgeleiteten Muskelsignale für eine verzögerungsfreie Lidbewegnung beim Patienten individuell verändert werden. Die Energiebereitstellung für die Elektronik und den Motor konnte aufgrund der zu niedrigen Nennkapazitäten nicht durch Akkumulatoren erfolgen, sondern wurde durch eine kleine leicht auswechselbare Batterie erreicht, die hochgerechnet Strom für 7 bis 14 Tage lieferte. Da die einzelnen Komponenten nicht frei in der Epithese liegen konnten, wurde als Schutz ein Gehäuse in hartem Acrylatkunststoff konzipiert. Da die Anordnung der Batterie unter oder hinter dem Motor möglich war und auch die Elektronik versetzt zu Batterie und Motor angebracht werden konnte, konnte so die Geometrie des Gehäuses in Grenzen dem individuellen Orbitadefekt angepaßt werden. In klinischen Versuchen an gesunden Probanden und Patienten mit implantatverankerten Orbitaepithesen zeigte sich, daß Muskelpotentiale vom M. orbicularis oculi aus dem gesunden Oberlid oder teilweise der exenterierten Orbita mit Restaktivität des Lidschließers mit Nadelelektroden bipolar abgeleitet zur Ansteuerung des Motors geeignet waren. Mit diesen Biopotentialen wurde das reibungslose Funktionieren der synchronen Lidbewegung des Prototypen an einer freiwilligen gesunden Versuchsperson getestet. Nach umfangreichen Labortestungen wurden zwei Patienten mit dieser neuartigen Orbitaepithese rehabilitiert. Bei den Patienten wurde das passende Gehäuse mit den gekapselten Funktionseinheiten individuell hergestellt und dieses in eine Silikonepithese eingearbeitet. Gehalten wurde die Silikonepithese über implantatfixierte Magnetabutments. Die Muskelpotentialableitung zur Triggerung der synchronen Lidbewegung erfolgte durch eine intramuskuläre EMG - Ableitung des M. orbicularis oculi. Beim ersten Patienten gelang dieses über eine sterile Nadelelektrode, die allerdings beim Tragen der neuen Orbitaepithese jedes Mal neu in den Muskel eingestochen werden mußte. Beim zweiten Patienten wurden die Muskelpotentiale über eine subcutan implantierte dünne EMG - Elektrode aufgenommen. Die Myosignale wurden bei beiden Patienten bipolar abgeleitet. Die zweite differente Elektrode kontaktierte einen implantatfixierten Magneten. Die Neutralelektrode war mit einem weiteren implantatverankerten Magneten verbunden. Die abgeleiteten Muskelimpulse beim Lidschlag konnten so bei den Patienten eine zum gesunden Oberlid synchrone künstliche Lidbewegung initiieren. Da die Bauteile zur künstlichen Lidbewegung noch nicht beliebig klein zu gestalten sind, können zur Zeit noch nicht alle Orbitaepithesenträger mit der neuartigen Epithese rehabilitiert werden. Um bei Patienten mit kleineren Orbitadefekten die Epithese eingliedern zu können, muß sich die zukünftige Forschung auf eine noch weitere Größenreduktion der einzelnen Komponenten konzentrieren. Durch die Entwicklung von telemetrischen Verfahren wird es möglich sein, die von einer intramuskuären implantierten, für diese Anwendung optimierten EMG - Elektrode emfangenen Signale ohne infektionsgefährdete Hautdurchleitung zur Epithese zu übertragen. / An orbit defect with loss of the eye and its delicate lid structures can be concealed with an implant anchored silicon facial prosthesis. This method assures secure retention and good esthetic results as long as the eye remains open. However, when the healthy lid closes, the immobility of the prosthesis becomes conspicuous. The aim of this development was to animate the artificial lid in the orbita prosthesis to give the patient a much more natural appearance. All components in the prosthesis were integrated to create an artificial lid that would blink in synchrony with that of the healthy eye. The material which proved to be most suited for the moveable eyelid was cast latex milk. It was elastic, would take dyes and was robust enough to withstand approximately 30 involuntary lid movements per minute. The artificial upper lid was pulled up behind the eye prosthesis by means of a fine thread, analogous to the natural lid opener. This is driven by a DC micromotor which lifts the upper lid in a cranial direction with a polyamid thread attached to the reinforced rim of the lid. The thread was wound onto a minute pulley. After a successful model had been constructed, an electronic circuit was developed in SMD (Surface Mounted Device) technique which drove the motor and processed the muscle potential necessary for the synchronization. These two double-sided circuit boards were positioned directly behind the artificial eye, which had been created specially by an ophthalmologist. By means of five integrated potentiometers, the muscle signals picked up were individually modified and adjusted to eliminate any delays in the lid movement. The low nominal capacity provided by accumulators ruled them out as a possible power supply for the electronics and motor, and instead, a small, light replaceable battery, capable of powering the motor for 7 to 14 days, was chosen. The individual components were then assembled and housed in a case of rigid acrylate plastic. It was possible to position the battery either under or behind the motor and to and stagger the electronics parts to the position of the battery and motor. This enhanced the adaptability of the case's geometric form to the individual orbit defect. Clinical tests with healthy test persons and patients with implant-anchored orbital prostheses demonstrated that muscle potentials from the orbicularis oculi muscle could be picked up from the healthy upper lid with bipolar needle electrodes. This was also possible in some cases when after exenteration the orbicularis oculi muscle remained partially active and continued to emit muscle potentials. With these biopotentials, the synchronic lid movement of the prototype was tested on a voluntary healthy test person. It functioned flawlessly. After extensive laboratory tests, two patients were rehabilitated with the new orbita prosthesis. For each patient a case for the components was designed and fitted into a silicone prosthesis retained with implant-anchored magnet abutments. The muscle potentials were conducted by an intramuscular electromyography (EMG) to trigger synchronous lid movement. With the first patient, a sterile needle electrode was used, but this had to be reinserted into the muscle each time the prosthesis was fitted. In the second patient the muscle potentials were picked up via a thin EMG-electrode implanted subcutaneously. In both cases bipolar conduction was taken. The second different electrode was attached to one implant-anchored magnet; the neutral electrode to another. In both patients, the muscle impulses emitted during lid closure initiated an artificial lid movement in synchrony with the healthy eyelid. Since the component parts cannot be reduced beyond a certain minimum size, not all orbit prosthesis wearers can be rehabilitated with the new prosthesis. In order to fit patients with smaller defects, future research will have to concentrate on a further reduction in component size. With further developments in telemetric procedures it will become possible to transmit signals received from a EMG electrode implanted in the muscle to the prosthesis without the dangers of infection inherent in conducting them through the skin.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a acurácia da biópsia incisional com trépano de 2mm no diagnóstico das tumores palpebrais. Avaliar aeficácia do método nas lesões ulceradas versus não ulceradas; nas lesões marginais da pálpebra versus lesões em outras áreas da pálpebra e na detecção do subtipo histológico do carcinoma basocelular. MÉTODOS: Análise prospectiva das lesões com suspeita de malignidade palpebral no Setor de Plástica Ocular (HC-FMUSP), de maio de 2008 a dezembro de 2011. As lesões foram fotografadas, e suas características clínicas, mensuradas através do softwareImageJ 1.44. O resultado diagnóstico das biópsias pré-operatórias, realizadas de forma padronizada com trépano de 2 mm, foram comparados à peça cirúrgica (padrão-ouro). A avaliação anatomopatológica tanto da biópsia como do padrão-ouro foi realizada de forma mascarada, e os resultados discordantes, revisados por um segundo patologista. As medidas de sensibilidade, especificidade, valor preditivo positivo (VPP) e valor preditivo negativo (VPN), bem como a acurácia e o coeficiente Kappa, foram calculados para avaliar a concordância do trépano de 2 mm em relação ao padrão-ouro. Os testes estatísticos utilizados foram o qui-quadrado, teste t-Student e teste Mann-Whitney para área e tempo de evolução da doença. RESULTADOS: Foram avaliadas 61 lesões. O carcinoma basocelular (CBC) representou 57,4% dos casos. A sensibilidade foi de 87,8%, e a especificidade, de 91,7% para malignidade. O VPP foi de 97,7%, e o VPN, de 64,7%. A acurácia para malignidade foi de 88,5%, sendo a concordância dada pelo Kappa igual a 69,0%. A acurácia para o tipo histológico foi de 83,6 % e, para o subtipo histológico (agrupado) do CBC, foi de 61,3%. Na avaliação do subtipo histológico mais agressivo, a biópsia identificou 61,9%dos casos. Não houve diferença estatística em relação à idade, tempo de evolução da doença, área e maior diâmetro da lesão, tanto em relação à concordância de malignidade quanto ao tipo histológico entre a biópsia e o padrão-ouro (p > 0,05). A ulceração da lesão foi uma variável qualitativa que apresentou significância estatística, sendo que a concordância (malignidade e tipo histológico) foi maior nas lesões não ulceradas (p = 0,035;= 0,042). Lesões em margem, quando comparadas a lesões não marginais, apresentaram estatisticamente maior porcentagem de concordância na biópsia em relação ao padrão-ouro (peça cirúrgica) (p=0,027). CONCLUSÕES: A biópsia incisional por trépano de 2 mm mostrou grande acurácia para confirmação de malignidade palpebral e na identificação do tipo histológico. Entretanto, o procedimento foi menos eficaz para a identificação de subtipo histológico do carcinoma basocelular. O método teve maior concordância nas lesões não ulceradas. A ocorrência de lesões na margem palpebral não influenciou negativamente a acurácia da biópsia por trépano para identificação de malignidade e tipo histológico / Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of 2-mm punch biopsy in the diagnosis of eyelid tumors and evaluate the efficacy of the method in ulcerative vs. nonulcerative tumors, in tumors on the eylid margin vs. other areas on the eyelid, and in the detection of histological subtypes of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Methods: Prospective analysis of eyelid tumors with suspicion of malignancy conducted at the Ocular Plastic Surgery Center (Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine) between May 2008 and December 2011. The tumors were photographed and measured with the software Image J v. 1.44. The results of the preoperative 2-mm punch biopsies were compared with the surgical specimens (gold standard). The anatomo-pathological examination of the biopsy and the surgical specimen was performed by a blinded pathologist. Discordant results were reviewed by a second pathologist. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), accuracy and Kappa coefficients were calculated to determine the agreement between the 2-mm punch biopsy and the gold standard. The statistical analysis included the chi-square test, Studentst test and the Mann-Whitney test for tumor area and duration of disease. Results: Sixty-one tumors were evaluated, 57.4% of which were BCC. Sensitivity and specificity for malignancy were 87.8% and 91.7%, respectively, while PPV was 97.7% and NPV was 64.7%. The accuracy for malignancy was 88.5%, with 69.0% agreement by Kappa analysis. The accuracy for histological type and subtype of BCC was 83.6% and 61.3%, respectively. In the evaluation of the most aggressive subtype, the biopsy identified 61,9% of cases. The variables age, duration of disease and area and largest diameter of tumor were not significantly associated with agreement between the diagnostic methods regarding malignancy or histological type (p>0.05). In contrast, the variable ulceration was significantly associated with agreement between the methods regarding the diagnosis of malignancy (p=0.035) and histological type(p=0.042) in nonulcerative tumors. Likewise, the variable tumor site was statistically significant since the agreement between the methods was greater for tumors on the eyelid margin (p=0.027).Conclusions: Two-millimeter punch biopsy was found to be a very accurate procedure for the determination of eyelidmalignancy and histological type, but less efficient in the identification of subtype. Agreement was best for nonulcerative tumors. The occurrence of tumors on the eyelid margin did not reduce the accuracy of the method for the determination of malignancy and histological type

OBJETIVO: Comparar a acurácia da biópsia incisional em um sítio versus dois sítios, por trépano de 2 mm, em tumores palpebrais como teste diagnóstico do padrão histológico. MÉTODOS: Análise prospectiva das lesões com suspeita de malignidade palpebral no Setor de Plástica Ocular (HC-FMUSP), de novembro de 2012 a dezembro de 2014. As lesões foram fotografadas e suas características clínicas mensuradas por meio do \"software\" ImageJ 1.44. Os pacientes foram aleatoriamente divididos em dois grupos e submetidos à biópsia incisional de forma padronizada com trépano de 2 mm: grupo 1 em um sítio e grupo 2 em dois sítios do tumor. Os resultados diagnósticos das biópsias pré-operatórias foram comparados à peça cirúrgica (padrão-ouro). A avaliação anatomopatológica, tanto da biópsia como do padrão-ouro, foi realizada pelo mesmo médico patologista, e os resultados discordantes revisados por um segundo patologista. As medidas de sensibilidade, especificidade, valor preditivo positivo (VPP) e valor preditivo negativo (VPN), bem como a acurácia e o coeficiente Kappa, foram calculados para avaliar a concordância do diagnóstico da biópsia em relação ao padrão-ouro, comparando-se os dois grupos. Para as variáveis quantitativas, utilizou-se o teste Mann-Whitney, e, para as qualitativas, os testes de qui-quadrado ou exato de Fisher. RESULTADOS: Incluíram-se 166 lesões, sendo 69 no grupo 1 e 97 no grupo 2. O carcinoma basocelular (CBC) representou 63,25% da amostra total. Para todas as variáveis quantitativas e qualitativas, a distribuição entre os grupos foi semelhante e sem diferença estatística. Na identificação do padrão predominante, o grupo 2 apresentou duas vezes mais chance de resultado concordante em relação ao grupo 1, independentemente das demais variáveis: sexo, idade, tempo de evolução (TEV), maior diâmetro, área e margem. Os resultados mostraram melhores índices para o grupo 2, tanto para acurácia e coeficiente kappa quanto para sensibilidade, especificidade, VPP e VPN. A acurácia para diagnóstico do padrão predominante foi, no grupo 1, 53,60% e, no grupo 2, 71,10% com p-valor de 0,021. Em relação aos casos de CBC, a concordância para o subtipo agressivo no grupo 1 foi de 54,50% e, no grupo 2, foi de 73,80%, com diferença significativa (p-valor de 0,041). CONCLUSÕES: A biópsia incisional por trépano de 2 mm em dois sítios dos tumores palpebrais mostrou maior acurácia que em um sítio para o diagnóstico do padrão histológico predominante. Para os casos de CBC, possibilitou melhor diagnóstico do subtipo agressivo / PURPOSE: To compare 2-mm punch biopsy accuracy performed at one site versus two sites to diagnose eyelid tumors histological patterns. METHODS: Prospective analysis of eyelid tumors with suspicion of malignancy conducted at the Ocular Plastic Surgery Center (Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine) from November 2012 until December 2014. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, and underwent a 2-mm punch biopsy: group 1 at one site and group 2 at two sites of the tumor. The tumors were photographed and measured with the software Image J 1.44. The results of the preoperative biopsies were compared with the surgical specimens (gold standard). The anatomopathological examination of the biopsy and the surgical specimen was performed by the same pathologist. Discordant results were reviewed by a second pathologist. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), accuracy and Kappa coefficients were calculated to determine the agreement between the 2-mm punch biopsy and the gold standard, comparing both groups. The statistical analysis included the Mann-Whitney test for quantitative variables and the chi-square test or the Fisher\'s exact test for qualitative variables. RESULTS: 166 lesions were included, 69 in group 1 and 97 in group 2. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounted for 63.25% of the total sample. For all quantitative and qualitative variables, the distribution between the groups was similar and not statistically significant. In identifying the predominant pattern, biopsy by punch at two sites was two times more likely to agree in relation to one site, regardless of other variables: gender, age, disease duration, largest diameter, area and margin. Results showed higher scores for biopsy at two sites (accuracy, kappa coefficient, sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV). For the predominant pattern, the accuracy in group 1 was 53.60% and in group 2 was 71.10% (p = 0.021). Analyzing separately the cases of BCC, agreement for aggressive subtype in group 1 was 54.50% and in group 2 was 73.80%, with statistical difference (p = 0.041). CONCLUSIONS: Two sites of 2-mm punch biopsy in eyelid tumors showed higher accuracy than one site for the diagnosis of predominant pattern. For BCC, it showed better diagnostic results of aggressive subtype

A device capable of continuously monitoring an individual’s levels of alertness in real-time is highly desirable for preventing drowsiness and lapse related accidents. This thesis presents the development of a non-intrusive and light-insensitive video-based system that uses computer-vision methods to localize face, eyes, and eyelids positions to measure level of eye closure within an image, which, in turn, can be used to identify visible facial signs associated with drowsiness and behavioural microsleeps. The system was developed to be non-intrusive and light-insensitive to make it practical and end-user compliant. To non-intrusively monitor the subject without constraining their movement, the video was collected by placing a camera, a near-infrared (NIR) illumination source, and an NIR-pass optical filter at an eye-to-camera distance of 60 cm from the subject. The NIR-illumination source and filter make the system insensitive to lighting conditions, allowing it to operate in both ambient light and complete darkness without visually distracting the subject. To determine the image characteristics and to quantitatively evaluate the developed methods, reference videos of nine subjects were recorded under four different lighting conditions with the subjects exhibiting several levels of eye closure, head orientations, and eye gaze. For each subject, a set of 66 frontal face reference images was selected and manually annotated with multiple face and eye features. The eye-closure measurement system was developed using a top-down passive feature-detection approach, in which the face region of interest (fROI), eye regions of interests (eROIs), eyes, and eyelid positions were sequentially localized. The fROI was localized using an existing Haar-object detection algorithm. In addition, a Kalman filter was used to stabilize and track the fROI in the video. The left and the right eROIs were localized by scaling the fROI with corresponding proportional anthropometric constants. The position of an eye within each eROI was detected by applying a template-matching method in which a pre-formed eye-template image was cross-correlated with the sub-images derived from the eROI. Once the eye position was determined, the positions of the upper and lower eyelids were detected using a vertical integral-projection of the eROI. The detected positions of the eyelids were then used to measure eye closure. The detection of fROI and eROI was very reliable for frontal-face images, which was considered sufficient for an alertness monitoring system as subjects are most likely facing straight ahead when they are drowsy or about to have microsleep. Estimation of the y- coordinates of the eye, upper eyelid, and lower eyelid positions showed average median errors of 1.7, 1.4, and 2.1 pixels and average 90th percentile (worst-case) errors of 3.2, 2.7, and 6.9 pixels, respectively (1 pixel 1.3 mm in reference images). The average height of a fully open eye in the reference database was 14.2 pixels. The average median and 90th percentile errors of the eye and eyelid detection methods were reasonably low except for the 90th percentile error of the lower eyelid detection method. Poor estimation of the lower eyelid was the primary limitation for accurate eye-closure measurement. The median error of fractional eye-closure (EC) estimation (i.e., the ratio of closed portions of an eye to average height when the eye is fully open) was 0.15, which was sufficient to distinguish between the eyes being fully open, half closed, or fully closed. However, compounding errors in the facial-feature detection methods resulted in a 90th percentile EC estimation error of 0.42, which was too high to reliably determine extent of eye-closure. The eye-closure measurement system was relatively robust to variation in facial-features except for spectacles, for which reflections can saturate much of the eye-image. Therefore, in its current state, the eye-closure measurement system requires further development before it could be used with confidence for monitoring drowsiness and detecting microsleeps.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2007. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-141). Also available online.

OBJETIVO: Comparar a acurácia da biópsia incisional em um sítio versus dois sítios, por trépano de 2 mm, em tumores palpebrais como teste diagnóstico do padrão histológico. MÉTODOS: Análise prospectiva das lesões com suspeita de malignidade palpebral no Setor de Plástica Ocular (HC-FMUSP), de novembro de 2012 a dezembro de 2014. As lesões foram fotografadas e suas características clínicas mensuradas por meio do \"software\" ImageJ 1.44. Os pacientes foram aleatoriamente divididos em dois grupos e submetidos à biópsia incisional de forma padronizada com trépano de 2 mm: grupo 1 em um sítio e grupo 2 em dois sítios do tumor. Os resultados diagnósticos das biópsias pré-operatórias foram comparados à peça cirúrgica (padrão-ouro). A avaliação anatomopatológica, tanto da biópsia como do padrão-ouro, foi realizada pelo mesmo médico patologista, e os resultados discordantes revisados por um segundo patologista. As medidas de sensibilidade, especificidade, valor preditivo positivo (VPP) e valor preditivo negativo (VPN), bem como a acurácia e o coeficiente Kappa, foram calculados para avaliar a concordância do diagnóstico da biópsia em relação ao padrão-ouro, comparando-se os dois grupos. Para as variáveis quantitativas, utilizou-se o teste Mann-Whitney, e, para as qualitativas, os testes de qui-quadrado ou exato de Fisher. RESULTADOS: Incluíram-se 166 lesões, sendo 69 no grupo 1 e 97 no grupo 2. O carcinoma basocelular (CBC) representou 63,25% da amostra total. Para todas as variáveis quantitativas e qualitativas, a distribuição entre os grupos foi semelhante e sem diferença estatística. Na identificação do padrão predominante, o grupo 2 apresentou duas vezes mais chance de resultado concordante em relação ao grupo 1, independentemente das demais variáveis: sexo, idade, tempo de evolução (TEV), maior diâmetro, área e margem. Os resultados mostraram melhores índices para o grupo 2, tanto para acurácia e coeficiente kappa quanto para sensibilidade, especificidade, VPP e VPN. A acurácia para diagnóstico do padrão predominante foi, no grupo 1, 53,60% e, no grupo 2, 71,10% com p-valor de 0,021. Em relação aos casos de CBC, a concordância para o subtipo agressivo no grupo 1 foi de 54,50% e, no grupo 2, foi de 73,80%, com diferença significativa (p-valor de 0,041). CONCLUSÕES: A biópsia incisional por trépano de 2 mm em dois sítios dos tumores palpebrais mostrou maior acurácia que em um sítio para o diagnóstico do padrão histológico predominante. Para os casos de CBC, possibilitou melhor diagnóstico do subtipo agressivo / PURPOSE: To compare 2-mm punch biopsy accuracy performed at one site versus two sites to diagnose eyelid tumors histological patterns. METHODS: Prospective analysis of eyelid tumors with suspicion of malignancy conducted at the Ocular Plastic Surgery Center (Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine) from November 2012 until December 2014. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, and underwent a 2-mm punch biopsy: group 1 at one site and group 2 at two sites of the tumor. The tumors were photographed and measured with the software Image J 1.44. The results of the preoperative biopsies were compared with the surgical specimens (gold standard). The anatomopathological examination of the biopsy and the surgical specimen was performed by the same pathologist. Discordant results were reviewed by a second pathologist. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), accuracy and Kappa coefficients were calculated to determine the agreement between the 2-mm punch biopsy and the gold standard, comparing both groups. The statistical analysis included the Mann-Whitney test for quantitative variables and the chi-square test or the Fisher\'s exact test for qualitative variables. RESULTS: 166 lesions were included, 69 in group 1 and 97 in group 2. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounted for 63.25% of the total sample. For all quantitative and qualitative variables, the distribution between the groups was similar and not statistically significant. In identifying the predominant pattern, biopsy by punch at two sites was two times more likely to agree in relation to one site, regardless of other variables: gender, age, disease duration, largest diameter, area and margin. Results showed higher scores for biopsy at two sites (accuracy, kappa coefficient, sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV). For the predominant pattern, the accuracy in group 1 was 53.60% and in group 2 was 71.10% (p = 0.021). Analyzing separately the cases of BCC, agreement for aggressive subtype in group 1 was 54.50% and in group 2 was 73.80%, with statistical difference (p = 0.041). CONCLUSIONS: Two sites of 2-mm punch biopsy in eyelid tumors showed higher accuracy than one site for the diagnosis of predominant pattern. For BCC, it showed better diagnostic results of aggressive subtype

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a acurácia da biópsia incisional com trépano de 2mm no diagnóstico das tumores palpebrais. Avaliar aeficácia do método nas lesões ulceradas versus não ulceradas; nas lesões marginais da pálpebra versus lesões em outras áreas da pálpebra e na detecção do subtipo histológico do carcinoma basocelular. MÉTODOS: Análise prospectiva das lesões com suspeita de malignidade palpebral no Setor de Plástica Ocular (HC-FMUSP), de maio de 2008 a dezembro de 2011. As lesões foram fotografadas, e suas características clínicas, mensuradas através do softwareImageJ 1.44. O resultado diagnóstico das biópsias pré-operatórias, realizadas de forma padronizada com trépano de 2 mm, foram comparados à peça cirúrgica (padrão-ouro). A avaliação anatomopatológica tanto da biópsia como do padrão-ouro foi realizada de forma mascarada, e os resultados discordantes, revisados por um segundo patologista. As medidas de sensibilidade, especificidade, valor preditivo positivo (VPP) e valor preditivo negativo (VPN), bem como a acurácia e o coeficiente Kappa, foram calculados para avaliar a concordância do trépano de 2 mm em relação ao padrão-ouro. Os testes estatísticos utilizados foram o qui-quadrado, teste t-Student e teste Mann-Whitney para área e tempo de evolução da doença. RESULTADOS: Foram avaliadas 61 lesões. O carcinoma basocelular (CBC) representou 57,4% dos casos. A sensibilidade foi de 87,8%, e a especificidade, de 91,7% para malignidade. O VPP foi de 97,7%, e o VPN, de 64,7%. A acurácia para malignidade foi de 88,5%, sendo a concordância dada pelo Kappa igual a 69,0%. A acurácia para o tipo histológico foi de 83,6 % e, para o subtipo histológico (agrupado) do CBC, foi de 61,3%. Na avaliação do subtipo histológico mais agressivo, a biópsia identificou 61,9%dos casos. Não houve diferença estatística em relação à idade, tempo de evolução da doença, área e maior diâmetro da lesão, tanto em relação à concordância de malignidade quanto ao tipo histológico entre a biópsia e o padrão-ouro (p > 0,05). A ulceração da lesão foi uma variável qualitativa que apresentou significância estatística, sendo que a concordância (malignidade e tipo histológico) foi maior nas lesões não ulceradas (p = 0,035;= 0,042). Lesões em margem, quando comparadas a lesões não marginais, apresentaram estatisticamente maior porcentagem de concordância na biópsia em relação ao padrão-ouro (peça cirúrgica) (p=0,027). CONCLUSÕES: A biópsia incisional por trépano de 2 mm mostrou grande acurácia para confirmação de malignidade palpebral e na identificação do tipo histológico. Entretanto, o procedimento foi menos eficaz para a identificação de subtipo histológico do carcinoma basocelular. O método teve maior concordância nas lesões não ulceradas. A ocorrência de lesões na margem palpebral não influenciou negativamente a acurácia da biópsia por trépano para identificação de malignidade e tipo histológico / Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of 2-mm punch biopsy in the diagnosis of eyelid tumors and evaluate the efficacy of the method in ulcerative vs. nonulcerative tumors, in tumors on the eylid margin vs. other areas on the eyelid, and in the detection of histological subtypes of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Methods: Prospective analysis of eyelid tumors with suspicion of malignancy conducted at the Ocular Plastic Surgery Center (Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine) between May 2008 and December 2011. The tumors were photographed and measured with the software Image J v. 1.44. The results of the preoperative 2-mm punch biopsies were compared with the surgical specimens (gold standard). The anatomo-pathological examination of the biopsy and the surgical specimen was performed by a blinded pathologist. Discordant results were reviewed by a second pathologist. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), accuracy and Kappa coefficients were calculated to determine the agreement between the 2-mm punch biopsy and the gold standard. The statistical analysis included the chi-square test, Studentst test and the Mann-Whitney test for tumor area and duration of disease. Results: Sixty-one tumors were evaluated, 57.4% of which were BCC. Sensitivity and specificity for malignancy were 87.8% and 91.7%, respectively, while PPV was 97.7% and NPV was 64.7%. The accuracy for malignancy was 88.5%, with 69.0% agreement by Kappa analysis. The accuracy for histological type and subtype of BCC was 83.6% and 61.3%, respectively. In the evaluation of the most aggressive subtype, the biopsy identified 61,9% of cases. The variables age, duration of disease and area and largest diameter of tumor were not significantly associated with agreement between the diagnostic methods regarding malignancy or histological type (p>0.05). In contrast, the variable ulceration was significantly associated with agreement between the methods regarding the diagnosis of malignancy (p=0.035) and histological type(p=0.042) in nonulcerative tumors. Likewise, the variable tumor site was statistically significant since the agreement between the methods was greater for tumors on the eyelid margin (p=0.027).Conclusions: Two-millimeter punch biopsy was found to be a very accurate procedure for the determination of eyelidmalignancy and histological type, but less efficient in the identification of subtype. Agreement was best for nonulcerative tumors. The occurrence of tumors on the eyelid margin did not reduce the accuracy of the method for the determination of malignancy and histological type

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This doctoral thesis involved the study of ocular and periocular diseases affecting domestic animals, and included one manuscript about lesions of surgical pathology and one manuscript about hyphema in dogs and cats submitted to necropsy. In the first part, 33,075 reports of hystopathological exams performed in a veterinary pathology diagnostic laboratory in the Central Region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, over 50 years. From the total amount, 540 (1.6%) concerned ocular and periocular lesions. For various reasons ninety specimens were excluded from the study, 450 remaining. More than half of all cases consisted of samples from dogs (53.5%), followed by cattle (28.2%), cats (11.1%), horses (5.1%) sheep (1.3%), rabbits (0.4%), and pig (0.2%). The eyelids were the most prevalent (248/450) site of lesions in each of the species studied, followed by third eyelid (73/450), and conjunctiva (27/450). In dogs lesions in sebaceous glands were the most common findings (75/241), followed by melanocytic tumors and nonspecific conjunctivitis. In cattle, anatomical sites affected by ocular and periocular lesions, in decreasing order of frequency, were eyelid, cornea and third eyelid. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) alone accounted for 80.3% of all lesions diagnosed in cattle. Neoplasia accounted for most of the lesions diagnosed in cats (39/50 cases); all of these were malignant, and SCC, hemangiosarcoma and fibrosarcoma were the most common types diagnosed. In horses, 19 out of 23 submissions were neoplasms and most were sarcoid (8/23) and SCC (8/23). In sheep, all samples represented SCC of the eyelids (5) and third eyelid (1). For the second manuscript, cases of hyphema in dogs and cats submitted to necropsy were examined. Twenty cases, 14 dogs and six cats of several ages and breeds and of both sexes were included in the study. Hyphema presented as a unilateral (14 cases out of 20) or bilateral (6/20) disorder in dogs and cats and extension of hemorrhage varied from minimal to diffuse. Hyphema was secondary to systemic disease (15/20) or occurred as a primary ocular lesion (5/20) in four dogs and one cat. Primary hyphema was always unilateral. In four of these cases, the cause of hyphema was trauma and remaining case was caused by phacoclastic uveitis in a dog with bilateral hypermature cataract. Various causes of bleeding disorders were found related to secondary hyphema: in decreasing order of frequency, they included vasculitis (8/15), systemic hypertension (5/15), and acquired coagulopathies (2/15). / Esta tese envolveu o estudo de doenças oculares e perioculares de animais domésticos, e incluiu um artigo sobre lesões de patologia cirúrgica e um artigo sobre hifema em cães e gatos submetidos à necropsia. Para o primeiro trabalho, foram examinados 33.075 laudos de exames histopatológicos realizados num laboratório de diagnóstico de patologia veterinária na Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul durante 50 anos. Destes, 540 (1,6%) eram de lesões oculares e perioculares. Por várias razões, 90 espécimes foram excluídos do estudo, restando 450. Mais da metade dos casos correspondiam a espécimes de cães (53,5%), seguidos por bovinos (28,2%), gatos (11,1%), cavalos (5,1%), ovelhas (1,3%), coelhos (0,4%), e porco (0,2%). As pálpebras foram o local mais prevalente (248/450) de ocorrência das lesões em cada uma das espécies, seguidas da terceira pálpebra (73/450) e conjuntiva (27/450). Em cães, as lesões nas glândulas sebáceas consistiram nos achados mais comuns, seguidos dos tumores melanocíticos e de conjuntivites inespecíficas. Em bovinos, os locais anatômicos afetados por lesões perioculares e oculares, em ordem decrescente de frequência, foram pálpebra, córnea e terceira pálpebra. Somente o carcinoma de células escamosas (CCE) perfez 80,3% de todas as lesões diagnosticadas em bovinos. Em gatos, a maioria (39/50 casos) das lesões diagnosticadas era de neoplasia maligna, e CCE hemangiossarcoma e fibrosarcoma foram os diagnósticos mais frequentes. Em equinos 19 de 23 submissões eram neoplasmas e os mais comuns foram sarcoide (8/23) e CCE (8/23). Em ovinos, todas as amostras correspondiam a casos de CCE de pálpebra (5/6) ou terceira pálpebra (1/6). Para o segundo trabalho, casos de hifema em cães e gatos submetidos à necropsia foram examinados. Vintes casos, 14 cães e seis gatos de várias idades e raças e de ambos os sexos foram incluídos no estudo. O hifema teve uma apresentação unilateral (14 casos dos 20) ou bilateral (6/20), e a extensão da hemorragia variou de mínima a difusa. O hifema era secundário à doença sistêmica (15/20) ou ocorreu como lesão ocular primária em cinco dos 20 casos (quatro cães e um gato). O hifema primário foi sempre unilateral; a causa foi traumatismo em quatro desses casos, e o caso restante foi causado por uveíte facoclástica em um cão com catarata hipermadura bilateral. Várias causas de distúrbios hemorrágicos foram encontradas em relação ao hifema secundário: em ordem decrescente de frequência foram: vasculite (8/15), hipertensão sistêmica (5/15) e coagulopatias adquiridas (2/15).

In der vorgelegten Dissertation werden verschiedene Oberlidimplantate bei Patienten mit Fazialisparese hinsichtlich ihrer postoperativen Komplikationen verglichen. Hierzu wurde eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie am Krankengut der Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und plastischen Gesichtschirurgie initiiert.:1. Einleitung 1 2. Therapie des Lagophthalmus mit Metallimplantaten 3 2.1 Entwicklung von Lidimplantaten 3 2.2 Workflow zur Lidimplantation 6 2.2.1 Indikation, Alternativen, Implantatauswahl 6 2.2.2 Operationsmethode 8 2.3 Fragestellung/Rationale der Studie 10 3. Publikation 12 4. Zusammenfassung 20 5. Anlagen 23 5.1 Abbildungsverzeichnis 23 5.2 Darstellung des eigenen Beitrags 24 5.3 Selbstständigkeitserklärung 25 5.4 Curriculum vitae 26 5.5 Publikationen des Autors 27 6. Danksagung 28