%0 Case Reports
%T Case Report: Recurrent blepharal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in an adult patient.
%A Liu W
%A Zhao D
%A Zhou S
%A Chen H
%J Front Surg
%V 10
%N 0
%D 2023
%M 38249308
%F 2.568
%R 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1306566
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare and invasive vascular tumor that mainly occurs in children and is rarely seen in adults. We report a case of KHE found on the eyelid of an adult patient.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We present an adult patient in whom KHE recurred 6 months after tumor resection. He underwent second surgical resection and intraoperative chemotherapy. There was no evidence of recurrence at the 3-year follow-up.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>KHE in adults is easy to be misdiagnosed. KHE can be treated by surgical resection. Complete resection of the tumor and intraoperative chemotherapy may help prevent a recurrence.