Intramuscular lipoma of the eyelid: a case report

Abstract

and corneal transplants, and in preservation of the transient amplifying cells. 9 The poor long-term outcome following simultaneous limbal transplantation and penetrating keratoplasty has prompted the recommendation of a staged procedure with a 1-year gap. 8 Though a stable ocular surface and good vision have been attained following these surgeries, the inherent pathology remains. Photoprotective measures have been advocated and the patient has been cautioned about the possible development of ocular or cutaneous manifestations of XP described earlier. Indefinite immunosuppression remains necessary to ward off limbal allograft rejection. 10 The patient is on low doses of cyclosporine ensuring serum trough levels of 50 ng/ml, regular assessment of renal and hepatic parameters, and on close follow-up in conjunction with an internist.In summary, limbal stem cell deficiency may be one of the ocular manifestations of xeroderma pigmentosum, necessitating a high degree of suspicion and early surgical intervention to prevent visual disability. References

Intramuscular Lipoma of the Superior Oblique Muscle

“…The head and neck are very rare sites of occurrence, mostly involving the neck, tongue, cheek, and temporalis regions (Ban and Kitajima, 2002). Two cases of intramuscular lipoma have been reported involving the eyelid (Charles and Palu, 2000;Buller et al, 2004), one secondarily invading the anterior orbit. Only one previous case was presented with tumor involving an extraocular muscle (Shiraki et al, 2002).…”

Simple lipoma of the eyelid: a rare entity

“…Simple lipomas differ clinically and histological from intramuscular lipomas which have also been reported in the eyelid . Clinically the intramuscular lipomas form a more diffuse and infiltrative mass.…”

Unilateral Pleomorphic Lipoma of the Eyebrow

“…However, fat prolapse does not contain a population of spindle cells, and rope-like collagen is absent [16]. Pleomorphic and spindle cell lipomas have been described in the eyelid (these cases were primary eyelid cases and some extended to involve the eyebrow) in a handful of case reports [10,17,18,19,20,21]. …”