Clinicopathological Characteristics of Caruncular Tumors in Koreans
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1021-1026, 2019.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-766856
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the clinical characteristics and histological features of tumors in caruncles.METHODS:
We conducted a retrospective chart review of 126 eyes of 126 patients who underwent incisional or excisional biopsy of conjunctival masses between March 2008 and December 2016.RESULTS:
Twenty-four patients (19.0%) including 10 males and 14 females had a mass located on the caruncle. The mean age at diagnosis was 41.8 ± 13.4 years (range, 15–67 years). Most patients (75%) visited us for a cosmetically visible mass without other symptoms. The mean duration of symptoms was 73.8 ± 113.0 months (range, 1–240 months). The most common histological diagnosis was a melanocytic tumor (50%) followed by a sebaceous gland tumor (12.5%), an epidermoid cyst (12.5%), and papilloma (12.5%). The symptom duration of the melanocytic tumor was significantly longer than other types of tumors (153.6 ± 139.8 months, p = 0.025).CONCLUSIONS:
Caruncular tumors accounted for 19% of all conjunctival tumors. The most common pathological diagnosis of a caruncular tumor was a melanocytic tumor, which had a characteristically long symptom duration.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Papilloma
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Sebaceous Glands
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Biopsy
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Retrospective Studies
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Diagnosis
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Epidermal Cyst
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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