Multiple eyelid defects in cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a disorder characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes of the mononuclear phagocyte system. Cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis can develop as a solitary lesion or more frequently as part of a multisystem disease. This report describes a case of cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis affecting the eyelids, resulting in a coloboma-like defect.

Cholesteatoma palpebrae: an unusual cholesterol-filled cyst in the eyelid.

Cholesteatomas, also known as epidermal cholesterol cysts, are unusual cystic lesions containing numerous cholesterol clefts that are usually found in the orbits in the ophthalmic setting. This report describes the clinical and microscopic features of an unusual cholesteatoma in the eyelid.

Solitary superficial angiomyxoma in the eyelid.

Purpose: To report the clinicopathologic features of a solitary superficial angiomyxoma arising in the eyelid.

Design: Case report.

Methods: A retrospective review of the clinical and pathologic features of a patient with solitary superficial angiomyxoma in the eyelid.