title: Atypical presentation of a pigmented oncocytoma of the caruncle: a case report.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a pigmented oncocytoma of the caruncle. The lesion presented the following atypical features: a well-circumscribed, partially pigmented, and lobulated mass that macroscopically resembled a caruncular nevus. However, an excision biopsy revealed an oncocytoma instead. Thus, although nevi are the most common lesions found in the caruncle, oncocytoma should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pigmented caruncular mass, especially in elderly female patients.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Nicola
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miserocchi
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Charlene L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Grantoza
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandello
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Modorati
keywords: Conjunctival neoplasm; Nevus; Oncocytoma
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