title: A conjunctival leiomyoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a conjunctival leiomyoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 35-year-old man was referred to us for evaluation of a lesion in his left eye. The lesion had been present for 1 year but had recently caused irritation. Ophthalmologic examination revealed an elevated mass in the episclera. There was no associated conjunctival/episcleral injection. Ocular examination was otherwise entirely normal. An excisional biopsy was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The histopathologic and immunohistochemistry examinations established the diagnosis of a conjunctival leiomyoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case represents the first report, known to date, describing the occurrence of a conjunctival leiomyoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male