An elderly female presented with recurrent swelling of the upper eyelid. Histopathological evaluation revealed it to be a chalazion. What would he the histopathological finding?: (A) Lipogranuloma, (B) Suppurative granuloma, (C) Foreign body granuloma, (D) Xanthogranuloma
Answer is A. Ans. a. Lipogranuloma In chalazion, pent-up secretions (fatty in nature) act like an irritant and excite non-infective lipogranulomatous inflammation of the blocked meibomian glands.