Spindle-cell lipoma of the preseptal eyelid

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998 May;14(3):174-7. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199805000-00005.

Abstract

An 82-year-old woman had experienced progressive enlargement of a long-standing left upper lid mass for 3 weeks. The superior visual field was compromised secondary to mechanical ptosis from this lid lesion. Computed tomography showed a large lid mass with a low density signal, similar to intraorbital fat. The tumor was completely excised. Histopathologic examination showed an encapsulated tumor composed of mature adipose tissue interspersed with fibrovascular septa containing spindle-cells, confirming a diagnosis of spindle-cell lipoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blepharoptosis / etiology
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / complications
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / complications
  • Lipoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Lipoma / surgery
  • Orbit
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vision Disorders / etiology
  • Visual Fields