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Author Spotlight: Anterior HR-OCT as a Non-Invasive Tool for Characterizing Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
[Rare presentation of a scleral nevus with progression in size]
E J Schmitz1,2, M C Herwig3,4, F G Holz3
1Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Ernst-Abbe-Str. 2, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland. evaj.schmitz@email.de.
Abstract:
A 52-year-old male caucasian patient presented with a limbal subconjunctival pigmentation of unknown origin with progressive enlargement over the past years. Differential diagnoses included a malignant melanocytic lesion; therefore, an excisional biopsy was performed. Prior investigations showed no ciliary body or anterior chamber angle involvement. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed the rare diagnosis of a scleral nevus. The clinical, histological and immunohistochemical findings as well as the relevant differential diagnoses are discussed.
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