title: Medial canthus retiform hemangioendothelioma.
abstract: Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is a distinct entity in the spectrum of vascular tumors with a high local recurrence rate. It is considered a low-grade, well-differentiated cutaneous angiosarcoma with low metastatic potential. We report here for the first time a case of medial canthus recurrent RH. It may be helpful in our practice to include RH as a differential diagnosis of eyelid lesions. It is noteworthy that the progressive course and recurrence tendency of RH might be misdiagnosed as angiosarcoma or basal cell carcinoma (BCC), if not expected and carefully evaluated by the pathologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yasser H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Al-Faky
authors.forename: Abdul Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Al-Mosallam
authors.forename: Ammar C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Al-Rikabi
authors.forename: Mohammed O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Al-Sohaibani
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation