Isolated cavernous venous malformation of the eyelid

Digit J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 15;30(1):11-14. doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2023.08.002. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Cavernous hemangioma, currently known as "cavernous venous malformation," is a common, benign, non-infiltrative, slowly progressive vascular malformation of the orbit presenting in adults. We report the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with a painless palpable mass over the right upper eyelid of 7 years' duration. A computed tomography scan of the orbits revealed a heterogeneously enhancing, well-circumscribed mass in the right upper eyelid with no orbital extension. A transcutaneous excisional biopsy with histopathology disclosed cavernous venous malformation. The majority of cavernous venous malformations are intraconal and present in the fourth to fifth decade of life.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Eyelids / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Orbit / pathology
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Vascular Malformations* / diagnosis