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
