title: Conjunctival neurilemoma. Report of 3 cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical Center, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Avendaño
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Marroquín
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Appleman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins