PAPULAR XANTHOMAS OF THE EYELID

Background Xanthomatous tumors are common tumors of the eyelid. We rep ort the rare case of a patient with a papular xanthoma of the eyelid. Case report The 87-year old patient suffered from multiple xanthomatou s lesion in the face and the trunk. The rumors were painless and elast ic. A biopsy of the largest tumor was performed. Results The histologi c examination revealed multiple histicytes and giant cells of the Tout on type. Immunhistochemistry showed a positive stain for CD68. Conclus ions The clinical, histologic and immunhistochemical findings are typi cal for a papular xanthoma and help to differentiate from other xantho matous lesions such as xanthelasma, xanthoma disseminatum, nekrobiotic xanthogranuloma and fibrous histiocytoma.