title: Conjunctival myxoma: a clinicopathologic report.
abstract: A conjunctival myxoma was identified in a specimen obtained from a 45-year-old woman via excisional biopsy. The patient presented with a slowly growing painless epibulbar mass. The paucicellular tumor included stellate and spindle-shaped cells, mast cells, and dilated lymphatic channels embedded in a loose collagenous matrix. The differential diagnosis of conjunctival myxoma should include tumors that have myxoid patterns and richly myxoid malignant neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ali Pasa M. Sihke C. Ozok Serhatkent C Blok D 22, Van 65200 Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kösem
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirok
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cinal
authors.forename: Tekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasar
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins