title: Hemangioendothelioma of orbit.
abstract: Hemangioendothelioma of the orbit is a rare condition which usually occurs in young adult with mean age group of 24 years. Very few cases had been reported in the literature. We describe here a case of hemangioendothelioma in a female of 30 years who came with history of pen-etrating foreign body entering into right eye and fluctuating painful swelling in the lower lid with decrease in the vision. The patient's presentation simulated malignancy of maxillary an-trum, however, the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Pravara Rural Medical College, Loni.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
keywords: Angiosarcoma; Hemangioendothelioma; Maxillary antrum; Orbit