title: Acquired capillary hemangioma of the eyelid in an adult.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Margo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male