Conjunctival keratoacanthoma


Autoria(s): Perdigão,Fernanda Braga; Pierre-Filho,Paulo de Tarso P.; Natalino,Renato José Mendonça; Caldato,Roberto; Torigoe,Marcelo; Cintra,Maria Letícia
Data(s)

01/01/2004

Resumo

Keratoacanthoma generally occurs on the skin; it is rarely found in the conjunctiva. A case of a 34-year-old woman with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass is reported. The tumor was excised with a safety margin to exclude squamous cell carcinoma. Histopathologically it was crateriform and consistent with atypical keratoacanthoma. There has been no recurrence in 2 years of follow-up. Conjunctival keratoacanthoma is rare; differential diagnosis of conventional squamous cell carcinoma and keratoacanthoma can be difficult. We recommend complete surgical excision and careful follow-up of crateriform squamous proliferations.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Faculdade de Medicina / Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP

Fonte

Revista do Hospital das Clínicas v.59 n.3 2004

Palavras-Chave #Conjunctival keratoacanthoma #Squamous cell carcinoma #Tumor #Histopathology #Conjunctiva
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journal article