TY - JOUR
T1 - Atypical presentation of a pigmented oncocytoma of the caruncle
T2 - A case report
AU - Di Nicola, Maura
AU - Miserocchi, Elisabetta
AU - Rizzo, Nathalie
AU - Grantoza, Charlene L.
AU - Bandello, Francesco
AU - Modorati, Giulio
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - We report an unusual case of a pigmented oncocytoma of the caruncle. The lesion presented the following atypical features: a well-circumscribed, partially pigmented, and lobulated mass that macroscopically resembled a caruncular nevus. However, an excision biopsy revealed an oncocytoma instead. Thus, although nevi are the most common lesions found in the caruncle, oncocytoma should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pigmented caruncular mass, especially in elderly female patients.
AB - We report an unusual case of a pigmented oncocytoma of the caruncle. The lesion presented the following atypical features: a well-circumscribed, partially pigmented, and lobulated mass that macroscopically resembled a caruncular nevus. However, an excision biopsy revealed an oncocytoma instead. Thus, although nevi are the most common lesions found in the caruncle, oncocytoma should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pigmented caruncular mass, especially in elderly female patients.
KW - Conjunctival neoplasm
KW - Nevus
KW - Oncocytoma
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U2 - 10.1159/000353222
DO - 10.1159/000353222
M3 - Article
C2 - 23898287
AN - SCOPUS:84884256487
VL - 4
SP - 16
EP - 19
JO - Case Reports in Ophthalmology
JF - Case Reports in Ophthalmology
SN - 1663-2699
IS - 2
ER -