Primary basal cell carcinoma of the limbal conjunctiva.
BACKGROUND
The authors describe a 66-year-old man with primary basal cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva. He presented with a fleshy nodular conjunctival lesion of 4 months' duration, located at the nasal limbus of the left eye. No associated cutaneous lesions were present.


RESULTS
The lesion was completely excised, and results of histopathologic examination showed a primary basal cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva.


CONCLUSIONS
This report provides clinicopathologic evidence that primary basal cell carcinoma can rarely occur in the conjunctiva. The authors summarize two well-documented previously reported cases of this unusual lesion.
Husain
S E
SE
Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Patrinely
J R
JR
Zimmerman
L E
LE
Font
R L
RL
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male