Abstract
Introduction Amyloid tumors of the conjunctiva and eyelids are rare; few cases have been reported in the recent literature. Tumor-forming amyloidosis is characterized by the presence of small solitary or multiple tumors about the eye, bladder, urethra, pharynx, tongue, and especially in the respiratory tract. 1 The purpose of this paper is to report the second case in the literature of ptosis secondary to solitary amyloid infiltration of the levator palpebrae superioris, and to emphasize the fact that when complete excision of the tumor is not possible, that portion of the tumor left in situ tends to shrink spontaneously. Report of Case An 18-year-old Jordanian woman was seen in February 1964 with history of a mass at the inner canthus of the right eye of one and a half years' duration. The mass started as a small reddish growth on the inner aspect of the right eye. With time it
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