Tarsal fibroma

PURPOSE: To report a case of an isolated tarsal fibroma. METHODS: Case report. Excisional biopsy and histopathological evaluation we re performed on a solid lesion originating from the tarsal conjunctival sur face of an upper eyelid. RESULTS: Histopathological evaluation, including positive trichrome stains, was consistent with fibroma of the left upper tarsus, No recurrence has de veloped after a follow-up interval of a year. CONCLUSION: Tarsal fibroma is a rare condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tarsal lesions. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.