Premium
Phakomatous choristoma of the eyelid: a report of a case
Author(s) -
Szyfelbein Katherine,
Kozakewicz Harry P. W.,
Syed Nasreen A.,
Zembowicz Artur
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00209.x
Subject(s) - choristoma , eyelid , medicine , hamartoma , differential diagnosis , pathology , anatomy , dermatology , surgery
Phakomatous choristoma is a rare congenital hamartoma of lens tissue. It presents in newborns or young infants as a subcutaneous mass in the medial lower eyelid. We present a case of phakomatous choristoma recently identified among old consultation files at Children's Hospital in Boston. Our case illustrates unique histological features of this entity which has to be included in differential diagnosis of skin lesions of the inferonasal eyelid.