title: Epithelial, non-melanocytic and melanocytic proliferations of the ocular surface.
abstract: Ocular surface tumors are commonly encountered by ophthalmologists and ophthalmic pathologists. These tumors have varied clinical manifestations. In this article, we discuss the most commonly encountered non-melanocytic and melanocytic ocular surface tumors, with emphasis on their common clinical features, morphologic patterns, and prognostic factors.
authors.affiliation: Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1488, Houston, Texas 77030; Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Wajiha J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kheir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Translational and Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.affiliation: Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1488, Houston, Texas 77030; Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Texas, Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Margaret L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.affiliation: National Reporting Centre for Ophthalmic Pathology (NRCOP), Centre For Sight, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Kaustubh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mulay
authors.affiliation: Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1488, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozgur
authors.affiliation: Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1488, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morrell
authors.affiliation: Orbital Oncology and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1488, Houston, Texas 77030. Electronic address: besmaeli@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Esmaeli
mesh_terms: D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Conjunctiva; Cornea; Intraepithelial neoplasia; Melanoma; Nevus; Ocular surface; Ocular surface squamous neoplasia; Papilloma; Primary acquired melanosis