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Eyelid xanthelasma: a case report

Xantelasma: relato de um caso

André Henrique Miranda, Seizo Yamashita, Daniel Mantoanelli



ABSTRACT

The authors report a rare case of a 71-year-old male patient with a 9-year history of appearance of a "little node" in the right superior eyelid, which increased significantly in size in the last year. Computed tomography showed thickening of the lateral rectus muscle and adjacent soft tissues. The diagnosis after biopsy was xanthelasma.

Keywords: Eyelid xanthelasma, Computed tomography

RESUMO

Os autores relatam um caso raro em paciente do sexo masculino, de 71 anos de idade, com história de surgimento de "carocinho" na pálpebra superior direita há nove anos, que teve aumento importante há um ano. A tomografia computadorizada evidenciou espessamento da musculatura do reto lateral e de partes moles adjacentes. O diagnóstico pela biópsia foi de xantelasma.

Palavras-chave: Xantelasma palpebral, Tomografia computadorizada


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