title: Respiratory epithelium in a cystic choristoma of the limbus.
abstract: A female newborn had a cystic, whitish gray mass at the inferotemporal limbus of the left eye. At age 3 weeks, the newborn underwent excision of the tumor, corneal patch grafting, and superior sector optical iridectomy. Histopathologic and electron microscopic examination of the excised tissue revealed a choristoma consisting of cysts lined with respiratory epithelium. To our knowledge, respiratory epithelium in a limbal choristoma has not been previously reported.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine 60612.
authors: T L
authors: TL
authors: Young
authors: E R
authors: ER
authors: Büchi
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Kaufman
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Sugar
authors: M O
authors: MO
authors: Tso
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012137:Respiratory System