Tufted Angioma of Eyelid in
an Adult - A Case Report
Published: June 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.8015
Jyoti Verma, Anshul Singh, Vatsala Misra, S. P. Singh
1. Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, M.L.N Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, M.L.N Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, M.L.N Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
4. Director and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad, U.P., India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jyoti Verma,
Moti Lal Nehru, Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211001, India.
E-mail: jyoti.gsvm@gmail.com
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.
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