Case Study: July 2016

History

A 35 year old man presents with axial proptosis. Imaging shows a well defined intraconal mass. The mass is removed and sent for histopathology.

Images 1 and 2 show the macroscopic features of the lesion.

Questions

1. What does the cut surface show in Fig 2?

2. What is the diagnosis?

Click to show answers

1. Blood filled spaces

2. This is a cavernous haemangioma. In reality this is not really a ‘tumour’ in the pure sense but probably a hamartoma.