Eyelid lipomas: A case report and review of the literature

Preeti Thyparampil; A. Hafeez Diwan; Pedro Diaz-Marchan; Sarah J. Grekin; Douglas P. Marx

doi:10.3109/01676830.2012.681099

Eyelid lipomas: A case report and review of the literature

Preeti Thyparampil, A. Hafeez Diwan, Pedro Diaz-Marchan, Sarah J. Grekin, Douglas P. Marx^*

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Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Simple lipomas of the eyelid are rare. We present a case of a 61-year-old man, who presented with 6 months of a slowly worsening blepharoptosis. On examination, that patient was noted to have a palpable, soft mass in the medial left upper eyelid. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed mature adipose tissue most consistent with lipoma. Simple lipomas of the eyelid are very unusual but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with mechanical ptosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	319-320
Number of pages	2
Journal	Orbit
Volume	31
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/01676830.2012.681099
State	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

Benign neoplasm
Lipomas
Mechanical ptosis

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Ophthalmology

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