Eye
Eyelid
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Hemangioma-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 24 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Hemangioma [title] eyelid
Cite this page: Pernick N. Hemangioma-eyelid. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidhemangioma.html. Accessed September 28th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Small lesion of eyelid or large lesion extending into orbit
- Capillary type ("strawberry marks") usually arise congenitally or in early infancy and are considered hamartomas
- 80 - 90% regress spontaneously by age 5 years
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Numerous small capillaries lined by plump endothelial cells
