Acquired capillary hemangioma of the eyelid in an adult.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of an acquired capillary hemangioma of the eyelid in an adult.


METHODS
A 38-year-old man developed a discrete blue nodular mass in the lower eyelid. The lesion grew slowly for 6 months and then remained stable in size. Excisional biopsy was performed.


RESULTS
Histopathologic examination of an excisional biopsy specimen of the nodular mass disclosed a capillary hemangioma.


CONCLUSIONS
Capillary hemangioma of the eyelid can occur in adults but should be distinguished from other acquired vascular lesions, including angiosarcoma.
Murphy
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Alabama, USA.
Dawood
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Margo
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D000328:Adult; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male