Regression of conjunctival tumor during dietary treatment of celiac disease.

A 3-year-old girl presented with a hemorrhagic conjunctival lesion in the right eye. The medical history revealed premature cessation of breast feeding, intolerance to the ingestion of baby foods, anorexia, and abdominal distention. Prior to her referral, endoscopic small intestinal biopsy had been carried out under general anesthesia with a possible diagnosis of Celiac Disease (CD). Her parents did not want their child to undergo general anesthesia for the second time for the excisional biopsy. We decided to follow the patient until all systemic investigations were concluded. In evaluation, the case was diagnosed with CD and the conjunctival tumor showed complete regression during gluten-free dietary treatment. The clinical fleshy appearance of the lesion with spider-like vascular extensions and subconjunctival hemorrhagic spots, possible association with an acquired immune system dysfunction due to CD, and spontaneous regression by a gluten-free diet led us to make a presumed diagnosis of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma.

Carcinoma epidermóide da conjuntiva: relato de um caso atípico / Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva: an atipic case report

É apresentado um caso de carcinoma epidermóide de conjuntiva, com invasäo para a intimidade do globo ocular e que posteriormente evoluiu com metástase para linfonodos loco-regionais. O tratamento realizado foi exanteraçäo, e posteriormente, na ocorrência de metástase, parotidectomia e quimioterapia. Apesar de ser um caso recente, o paciente apresenta-se bem

Carcinoma epidermóide conjuntival associado a melanoma cutâneo / Epidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva associated to cutaneous melanoma

Os autores relatam um caso de carcinoma epidermóide de conjuntiva associado a melanoma cutâneo, comentam acerca da etiologia e seus fatores comuns, fazem comentários acerca da correta denominaçäo das lesöes neoplásicas de conjuntiva