title: Cavernous hemangioma of the conjunctiva: case report.
abstract: Cavernous hemangioma of the conjunctiva is rare and has been reported previously in only a few cases. In this report, the authors describe a 17-year-old boy with an isolated conjunctival cavernous hemangioma. The tumor was located in the caruncular region over the bulbar conjunctiva. The lesion had appeared as a red mark in early childhood, grown in the last 2 years, and was causing bloody tears occasionally. No associated vascular lesion was noted within the eye and orbit. After removal of the tumor, no recurrence or complication developed during the follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey. byazici@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ucan
authors.forename: Saduman B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Adim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed