Congenital palpebral lipoblastoma. First report of a case

Lipoblastoma, an uncommon benign tumor of adipose tissue, occurs in infants and young children. Anatomic sites usually involved include extremities, neck, trunk, retroperitoneum, and mediastinum. To our knowledge, no cases involving the eyelids have previously been reported. Its clinical presentation and appearance are not distinctive; diagnosis and differentiation from other lipocytic tumors are achieved via routine light-microscopic studies. Lipoblastoma is composed of fat cells exhibiting a broad spectrum of differentiation. Simple excision suffices as treatment.