Conjunctival Lymphoid, Leukemic, and Metastatic Tumors Conjunctival Lymphoid and Plasmacytic Tumors General Considerations A lymphoid tumor can occur in the conjunctiva as an isolated condition or it can be a…
Caruncular Tumors Caruncular Tumors General Considerations The caruncle lies at the inner canthus nasal to the plica semilunaris. It has a nonkeratinizing epithelial lining similar to conjunctival epithelium. However, the…
Conjunctival Neural, Xanthomatous, Fibrous, Myxomatous, and Lipomatous Tumors Conjunctival Neuroma and Neurofibroma Several related soft tissue tumors appear to derive from neural, histiocytic, fibrous myxomatous, or lipomatous elements of the…
Vascular Tumors and Related Lesions of the Conjunctiva Conjunctival Pyogenic Granuloma General Considerations There are a few important vascular tumor and related lesions that can occur in the conjunctiva, including…
Premalignant and Malignant Lesions of the Conjunctival Epithelium Conjunctival Keratotic Plaque and Actinic Keratosis General Considerations Several types of benign and malignant lesions can arise from the squamous epithelium of…
Conjunctival and Epibulk Choristomas Conjunctival Dermoid General Considerations Most congenital tumors of the conjunctiva are choristomas, which are tumorous malformations composed of tissues not normally present at the involved site…
Conjunctival Benign Epithelial Tumors Conjunctival Papilloma of Childhood General Considerations Conjunctival papilloma is a virus-induced lesion that generally affects children and young adults (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26). We prefer to use the term…
Tumors of the Lacrimal Drainage System Lacrimal Drainage System Tumors General Considerations A variety of tumors can arise in the canaliculus, lacrimal sac, and the nasolacrimal duct, with the majority…
Eyelid Inflammatory Lesions Simulating Neoplasms Eyelid Molluscum Contagiosum Infection General Considerations Molluscum contagiosum is an important cause of viral infection that can affect the eyelid (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13). Historically seen almost exclusively…
Eyelid Histiocytic, Myxoi and Fibrous Lesions Eyelid Xanthelasma and Xanthoma General Considerations Xanthelasma is an extremely common, benign subcutaneous eyelid lesion that has characteristic clinical and histopathologic features (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26). When…
