title: Spindle-cell lipoma of the preseptal eyelid.
abstract: An 82-year-old woman had experienced progressive enlargement of a long-standing left upper lid mass for 3 weeks. The superior visual field was compromised secondary to mechanical ptosis from this lid lesion. Computed tomography showed a large lid mass with a low density signal, similar to intraorbital fat. The tumor was completely excised. Histopathologic examination showed an encapsulated tumor composed of mature adipose tissue interspersed with fibrovascular septa containing spindle-cells, confirming a diagnosis of spindle-cell lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mawn
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014794:Visual Fields