A Case of Conjunctival Myxoma Invading the Caruncle

Ji Won Baek; Su Kyung Jung; Ji Sun Paik; Suk Woo Yang

doi:10.3341/jkos.2013.54.6.954

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Baek, Jung, Paik, and Yang: A Case of Conjunctival Myxoma Invading the Caruncle

Original Article

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2013;54(6):954-957.

Published online: 7 September 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.6.954

A Case of Conjunctival Myxoma Invading the Caruncle

Ji Won Baek, MD, Su Kyung Jung, MD, Ji Sun Paik, MD, Suk Woo Yang, MD

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Address reprint requests to Suk Woo Yang, MD Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital #222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea Tel: 82-2-2258-6200, Fax: 82-2-599-7405, E-mail: yswoph@catholic.ac.kr

Received 10 November 20126 December 2012 Accepted 23 March 2013

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Abstract

Purpose

To report a rare case of conjunctival myxoma invading the caruncle.

Case summary

A 46-year-old man presented with a medical canthal conjunctival mass in his left eye. The mass was a semi-transparent, yellowish, movable mass 10 mm × 6 mm in size in the subconjunctival space. There was no pain and no tenderness. Excisional biopsy of the mass was performed. Histopathologic examination revealed findings suggestive of myxoma.

Conclusions

Relatively transparent, movable, yellowish to pinkish conjunctival masses at medial canthal area without pain or tenderness can be diagnosed as myxoma on biopsy and myxoma can be seen at caruncle.

Keywords: Caruncle, Conjunctival mass, Myxoma

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Figure 1.

Well circumscribed, relatively transparent yellowish to pinkish, movable subconjunctival mass arising from caruncle of the left eye.

Figure 2.

Well circumscribed, relatively transparent 10 mm × 6 mm oval shaped mass was excised (A). Spindle cell proliferation with reticular fiber in prominent hypovascular myxoid stroma was seen on pathology (H&E, (B) ×100, (C) ×200).

Figure 3.

Anterior segment photography of the same patient 3 months after surgery. No recurrence or complication was found.

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