Fibrous histiocytoma in primary pterygium.
Fibrous histiocytoma, a mesenchymal tumor, although reported to develop in various ocular structures with a variable frequency, has never been found within a pterygium. We report the case of a 50-year-old female who had had a pterygium for the last six years and had developed a tumor within it one and a half years ago. The tumor was excised along with the pterygium. On histopathological examination the tumor was found to be a benign fibrous histiocytoma arising from within the pterygium.
Department of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India. vp_gupta@netkracker.com
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D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011625:Pterygium / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome