Open AccessTufted Angioma of Eyelid in an Adult - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Jyoti Verma,
Anshul Singh,
Satya Ranjan Misra,
Singh Sp
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19270.8015
Subject(s) - histopathology , trunk , medicine , upper trunk , eyelid , anatomy , angioma , dermatology , pathology , surgery , biology , vascular disease , ecology , brachial plexus
Tufted Angiomas also known as angioblastomas /Angioblastoma of Nagakawa are rare vascular neoplasms localised to the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the upper trunk and neck being most common sites. They are mainly seen in children but a few cases in juveniles and adults have been reported. We hereby report this case, a 40-year-old male who presented with a right lower lid, painless, slowly progressive, firm swelling diagnosed as Tufted Angioma on histopathology and immunohistochemistry.