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Conjunctival myxoma: a clinicopathologic report.

Adil Kiliç¹, Mustafa Kösem, Ahmet Demirok

¹Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ali Pasa M. Sihke C. Ozok Serhatkent C Blok D 22, Van 65200 Turkey.

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging : the Official Journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye

|December 11, 2008

Summary

A rare conjunctival myxoma, a slow-growing epibulbar mass, was diagnosed in a 45-year-old woman. This benign tumor requires careful differentiation from other myxoid neoplasms.

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Ophthalmology
Pathology
Oncology

Background:

Conjunctival tumors can present as epibulbar masses.
Myxomas are rare connective tissue tumors characterized by a myxoid stroma.

Observation:

A 45-year-old woman presented with a slowly growing, painless mass on the surface of the eye (epibulbar).
Excisional biopsy revealed a paucicellular tumor composed of stellate and spindle-shaped cells, mast cells, and dilated lymphatic channels within a loose collagenous matrix.

Findings:

Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of conjunctival myxoma.
The tumor's microscopic features included a myxoid matrix with specific cellular components and vascular structures.

Implications:

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