HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA OF THE INNER CANTHUS

PURPOSE: A 31-year-old woman with a mass at the left inner canthus was referred to our hospital. METHODS: Clinical examination failed to est ablish a diagnosis and the patient underwent an incisional biopsy. RES ULTS: Histopathologic examination disclosed a hemangiopericytoma. CONC LUSIONS: Because the behavior of a hemangiopericytoma is unpredictable , this tumor should be included when making a differential diagnosis i n lesions of the inner canthus.