Inflammatory Lesions That Simulate Neoplasms Thyroid-Related Ophthalmopathy General Considerations There are a number of orbital inflammatory processes that are important in the differential diagnosis of orbital tumors. The most important…
Conjunctiva Melanocytic Lesions Conjunctival Melanocytic Nevus General Considerations Nevus is the most common melanocytic conjunctival tumor (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34). In the authors’ clinical series of 1,643 conjunctival tumors, there were 454 nevi,…
Miscellaneous Lesions tha Simulate Conjunctival Neoplasms Conjunctival Epithelial Inclusion General Considerations Several primary cystic lesions can occur in the conjunctiva (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13). Although conjunctival epithelial inclusion cyst is a very common…
Surgical Management of Conjunctival Tumors Surgical Management of Conjunctival Tumors It is important that malignant or potentially malignant conjunctival tumors be completely removed with as little manipulation as possible. The…
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…
