| Clinicopathological Characteristics of Caruncular Tumors in Koreans. |
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Jae Woo Baek, Sung Uk Baek, Ji Young Choe, Min Joung Lee |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. minjoung@hallym.or.kr
2Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. |
| 한국인에서 눈물언덕종양의 임상양상 및 병리학적 특징 |
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백재우1 · 백성욱1 · 최지영2 · 이민정1 |
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한림대학교 의과대학 안과학교실1, 한림대학교 의과대학 병리학교실2 |
Correspondence:
Min Joung Lee,
Email: minjoung@hallym.or.kr
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Received: 26 July 2019 • Revised: 19 August 2019 • Accepted: 24 October 2019 |
| 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. |
| Key Words:
Caruncular tumor;Clinical characteristics;Conjunctival tumor;Pathologic diagnosis |
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