A RARE CASE OF ACQUIRED CAPILLARY HEMAGIOMA OF MEDIAL CANTHUS OF RIGHT EYE

Capillary Hemangioma is the most common benign periorbital tumor of childhood and infantile capillary hemangioma is shown to affect up to 5% of infants below the age of 1 year.[1] Acquired capillary hemangioma of eyelid is very uncommon in adults and very few cases have been reported in the literature till present.[4] Here we report a case of a 24-year-old female who came with growth in the inner aspect of right eye associated with itching since 6 months. On examination, 8x7mm red colored mass was noted in the medial aspect of right eye, situated 10mm from nasal limbus involving palpebral fissure and extending 2mm into the upper palpebral conjunctiva. The mass was soft in consistency, lobulated, did not bleed on touch and was not tender. It was freely mobile and pulsations were absent. Patient was started on Topical steroids and Timolol Maleate 0.5% eyedrops but there was no reduction in the size of the lesion and complaints persisted. The patient was managed with surgical excision of mass and hemostasis with ligation of feeder vessels was done. HPE report of the excised intra-operative specimen was sent which was suggestive of capillary hemangioma of medial canthus of right eye.