Recurrent subconjunctival hemorrhage due to cavernous hemangioma of the conjunctiva.
OBJECTIVE
To report 3 patients with conjunctival cavernous hemangioma in association with multiple recurrent episodes of subconjunctival hemorrhage.


METHODS
Retrospective clinical case series.


METHODS
We studied 3 patients, 11, 13, and 21 years of age, respectively, each of whom had a small, solitary, and irregular multiloculated vascular mass on the temporal bulbar conjunctiva of the right eye. The tumours were excised for cosmetic reasons.


METHODS
The medical records and histopathologic slides of the 3 patients were reviewed.


RESULTS
Histopathologic examination showed that the tumours were composed of large, congested blood vessels separated by thin connective tissue. The patients did not have any recurrence of the tumour or hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
Cavernous hemangioma had a tendency to develop rapidly in young people on the temporal bulbar conjunctiva of the right eye, causing recurrent subconjunctival hemorrhages.
Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey. hkiratli@hacettepe.edu.tr
Hayyam
H
Kiratli
Salih
S
Uzun
Berçin
B
Tarlan
Özlem
Ö
Tanas
D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult