AU - Bakthavatchalam, Jayashree AU - Rajagopalan, Jayagayathri AU - Yadalla, Dayakar TI - Masquerades less known: Case report of benign hair follicle tumors PT - CASE DP - 2018 Oct 1 TA - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 1506-1508 VI - 66 IP - 10 4099- https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=10;spage=1506;epage=1508;aulast=Bakthavatchalam;type=0 4100- https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=10;spage=1506;epage=1508;aulast=Bakthavatchalam AB - Benign eyelid tumors derived from hair follicles are rare and frequently misdiagnosed as basal-cell carcinoma when evaluation is based on clinical evidence alone. The discrepancy between the clinical aspect and the histological diagnosis can be as high as 30–40%, even for experienced clinicians. Unfortunately, this masquerade is not only clinical but also histological. Patients may be subjected to unnecessarily extensive surgery. We present a case report of three patients clinically diagnosed as malignancy but histopathologically proven as benign hair follicle tumors.