title: Conjunctival biopsies and ophthalmic lesions: A histopathologic study in eastern India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The conjunctiva is a thin and flexible mucus membrane that provides a protective barrier to the eye. Very few histopathologic studies have been conducted on conjunctival biopsies in eastern India.
  
  
  METHODS
  120 conjunctival biopsies from 117 patients (76 males, 41 females) received during 8 years (January 2003-December 2010) were included in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES WERE: degenerative lesions in 38 cases (31.66%), benign epithelial lesions in 23 cases (19.16%), premalignant and malignant epithelial lesions in 27 cases (22.5%), melanocytic lesions in 10 cases (8.33%), lymphoid in 7 cases (5.83%), and miscellaneous in 15 cases (12.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Squamous papilloma was the commonest benign tumor, whereas the commonest malignant tumor was squamous cell carcinoma. Melanocytic lesions were less prevalent compared to other/western studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Dipanwita R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nag
authors.forename: Ranjana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.forename: Subhalakshmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
keywords: Conjunctiva; different lesions; histopathology