title: Tufted angioma (Angioblastoma) of eyelid in adults-report of two cases.
abstract: Tufted angioma, first recognized in Japanese literature as "Angioblastoma of Nagakawa", is a rare benign vascular tumour with a variable clinical presentation. It commonly manifests as a macule, papule or nodule in infancy or childhood in the region of the upper trunk and neck. Here in we report two cases of this rare progressive angioma as lesions of the eyelid in adults. Tufted angioma has a classical "cannon ball" like appearance of vascular tufts on histopathology. Immunohistochemical staining with actin highlights the spindly stromal cells surrounding the capillaries. Complete physical examination and haematological work up is recommended in patients with tufted angioma to exclude rare association of port wine stain and Kasabach-Merritt syndrome with this rare entity. To the best of our knowledge, our cases illustrate the first case report of tufted angioma presenting as an eyelid lesion.
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authors.affiliation: Dalmia Ophthalmic Pathology Services, L,V, Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. dr.rmittal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Devjyoti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tripathy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
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