Conjunctival neurilemoma. Report of 3 cases.
Neurilemoma (schwannoma) of the conjunctiva is a rare ocular tumor. We report 3 cases of benign conjunctival neurilemoma occurring in women without other ocular or systemic disease. Two of these tumors arose from the bulbar conjunctiva and 1 from the tarsal conjunctiva. Immunoperoxidase staining for S-100 protein was positive in each case.
Charles
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Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Fox
D M
DM
Avendaño
J A
JA
Marroquín
L S
LS
Appleman
W
W
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D009418:S100 Proteins