[Conjunctival myxoma. Apropos of an anatomo-clinical case].
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.
de Gottrau
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Augenklinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Allemagne.
Tamm
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Holbach
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Naumann
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D000328:Adult; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
Myxome conjonctival. A propos d'une observation anatomo-clinique.