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Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Conjunctiva
Fariha Shafi1, Bipin Gonglore, Soupramanien Sandramouli
1*New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands; and †National Specialist Ophthalmic Pathology Service, Department of Histopathology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old woman presented with progressive enlargement of a long-standing mass on the surface of her OS associated with ocular surface irritation. The mass was excised en bloc. Histopathological examination showed a well-defined encapsulated tumor composed of wiry collagen containing bland spindle cells that were strongly positive for CD34 with scattered mature adipocytes. These features confirmed a diagnosis of spindle cell lipoma.
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