[Lymphangioma of the conjunctiva].
A 23-year-old female presented with a yellow-brownish, asymptomatic tumour of the bulbar conjunctiva in her left eye. The lesion had been detected 5 years previously and had grown since then. Prior to presentation there were 2 episodes of intratumoral hemorrhage. Funduscopy revealed tortuous vessels on the left. Complete tumour excision was performed. Histology showed numerous channels lined by a flat endothelium, and inflammatory cells in the fibrous septae. A diagnosis of a conjunctival lymphangioma was established. The tortuosity of the retinal vessels was probably associated by chance or caused by an undetected orbital lymphangioma.
Rohrbach
J M
JM
Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen, Abteilung I.
Wohlrab
T M
TM
Küper
K
K
D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004729:Endothelium, Lymphatic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology