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Wiesner Nevus of the Eyelid
Marie Somogyi1, Lance J Lyons1, Vikram Durairaj1
1Texas Oculoplastic Consultants Eye and Face and University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A healthy 31-year-old female presented with an elevated vascular lesion on the right lower eyelid margin. Histology results from excisional biopsy demonstrated a range of intradermally nested atypical melanocytes with negative staining for BRCA1-associated protein 1, confirming the diagnosis of Wiesner nevus. Wiesner nevi may be a cutaneous hallmark of the BRCA1-associated protein 1-associated cancer susceptibility syndrome, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of such a lesion presenting anywhere on the ocular adnexa.
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