[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the caruncle].
A 6-year-old girl exhibited a recent caruncular tumor which was increasing in size. It was removed after a CT scan had showed a both medial and superficial mass. Fortunately, histological tests only found inflammatory cells attesting that the mass was due to an inflammation of this area. Inflammation is one of the different processes that may increase the size of the caruncle, but sometimes, only histopathology can provide conclusive evidence.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôtel Dieu, 1 place du Parvis-Notre-Dame, F-75181 Paris cedex 04.
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Meyer
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Morel
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Halhal
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Elmaleh
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Lerouic
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Behar-Cohen
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Azan
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Renard
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D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans