title: [Conjunctival myxoma. Apropos of an anatomo-clinical case].
abstract: In the ocular area, myxoma is a benign and uncommon tumor located essentially in the lids, more rarely in the conjunctiva. We report the case of a 31-year-old male suffering from the recent growth of an epibulbar painless tumefaction located in the temporal conjunctiva. This gelatinous mass was excised and has revealed a conjunctival myxoma. Surgical excision and histopathologic examination of such epibulabar lesions are necessary because they are few malignant tumors, like botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma or fibrosarcoma, which may have a similar clinical aspect.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Allemagne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Gottrau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamm
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Holbach
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Naumann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Myxome conjonctival. A propos d'une observation anatomo-clinique.