Open AccessMedial canthus retiform hemangioendothelioma
Author(s) -
Yasser H Al-Faky,
Abdul Rahman Al-Mosallam,
Ammar C. Al-Rikabi,
Mohammed Al-Sohaibani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.126995
Subject(s) - canthus , medicine , angiosarcoma , eyelid , hemangioendothelioma , differential diagnosis , basal cell carcinoma , pathology , basal cell , dermatology , radiology
Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is a distinct entity in the spectrum of vascular tumors with a high local recurrence rate. It is considered a low-grade, well-differentiated cutaneous angiosarcoma with low metastatic potential. We report here for the first time a case of medial canthus recurrent RH. It may be helpful in our practice to include RH as a differential diagnosis of eyelid lesions. It is noteworthy that the progressive course and recurrence tendency of RH might be misdiagnosed as angiosarcoma or basal cell carcinoma (BCC), if not expected and carefully evaluated by the pathologist.