Lymphangiom der Bindehaut

Summary

A 23-year-old female presented with a yellow-brownish, asymptomatic tumour of the bulbar conjunctiva in her left eye. The lesion had been detected 5 years previously and had grown since then. Prior to presentation there were 2 episodes of intratumoral hemorrhage. Funduscopy revealed tortuous vessels on the left. Complete tumour excision was performed. Histology showed numerous channels lined by a flat endothelium, and inflammatory cells in the fibrous septae. A diagnosis of a conjunctival lymphangioma was established. The tortuosity of the retinal vessels was probably associated by chance or caused by an undetected orbital lymphangioma.

Schlüsselwörter

Lymphangiom der Bindehaut - Einblutung - Histologie - Tortuositas vasorum

Key words

Lymphangioma of the conjunctiva - Hemorrhage - Histology - Tortuosity of retinal vessels