Answer of Dermatopathology Case 36
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia (Epithelioid Hemangioma) Visit: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia(Epithelioid Hemangioma) Visit: Dermatopathology site Visit: Pathology of Vascular Tumours Abstract: Epithelioid hemangioma (angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia) of theorbit: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2007 Jun 25;1:30. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) and Kimura's Disease (KD) share many clinical and histopathological features. Although they were once considered different stages of the same disease, they arenow known to represent separate entities. Recently, ALHE is being called epithelioid hemangioma (EH), a term that better describes the possible neoplastic nature of the entity. CASE PRESENTATION: An eighteen year-old Asian female presented with a three-month history of fluctuating swelling and ptosis of the left upper eyelid. Computed tomography disclosed a distinct homogeneous lesion in the left superior