Episcleral Hemangioma as an Isolated Finding

Abstract

Purpose

To report on a case of episcleral hemangioma in a child.

Methods

A 3-year-old boy presented with a 4-week history of limbal mass in the left eye and had an excision of that mass.

Results

There was an 8 × 7 mm oval lesion, 3–4 mm below the inferior limbus. It was reddish, sharply elevated with smooth surface, and firmly attached to the underlying sclera with two large blood vessels over it. Histopathologic examination demonstrated a cellular lesion containing vascular spaces of various sizes. The solid appearance indicated an increase of cells that appear to be consistent with endothelial cells which formed a nest surrounded by PASpositive strands. Small to moderate size capillaries were evident throughout the solid portion of the lesion. These findings were consistent with episcleral hemangioma of capillary type.

Conclusions

Episcleral hemangioma is a rare tumor and should be included in the differential diagnosis of episcleral tumors. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of episcleral hemangioma in a child as an isolated finding.