ACQUIRED CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA OF THE EYELID IN AN ADULT

PURPOSE: To report a case of an acquired capillary hemangioma of the e yelid in an adult. METHODS: A 38-year-old man developed a discrete blu e nodular mass in the lower eyelid. The lesion grew slowly for 6 month s and then remained stable in size. Excisional biopsy was performed. R ESULT: Histopathologic examination of an excisional biopsy specimen of the nodular mass disclosed a capillary hemangioma. CONCLUSIONS: Capil lary hemangioma of the eyelid can occur in adults but should be distin guished from other acquired vascular lesions, including angiosarcoma.