Keratoacanthoma of the conjunctiva in a young patient
ABSTRACT Keratoacanthomas rarely occur in the conjunctiva. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass. The tumor was excised with a safety margin to exclude squamous cell carcinoma and was histopathologically diagnosed as a keratoacanthoma. There has been no recurrence over 2 years of follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, he is the youngest patient to be diagnosed with conjunctival keratoacanthoma who had no known risk factors such as skin disorders, trauma, surgery, or infection. In similar cases, we recommend complete early surgical excision and careful follow-up to exclude malignancy.
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oai:scielo:S0004-274920160003001952016-07-19Keratoacanthoma of the conjunctiva in a young patientOzge,GokhanUysal,YusufCeylan,Osman MelihOnguru,OnderMutlu,Fatih Mehmet Keratoacanthoma/diagnosis Keratoacanthoma/surgery Carcinoma squamous cell Diagnosis, differential Case reports ABSTRACT Keratoacanthomas rarely occur in the conjunctiva. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass. The tumor was excised with a safety margin to exclude squamous cell carcinoma and was histopathologically diagnosed as a keratoacanthoma. There has been no recurrence over 2 years of follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, he is the youngest patient to be diagnosed with conjunctival keratoacanthoma who had no known risk factors such as skin disorders, trauma, surgery, or infection. In similar cases, we recommend complete early surgical excision and careful follow-up to exclude malignancy.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessConselho Brasileiro de OftalmologiaArquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia v.79 n.3 20162016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492016000300195en10.5935/0004-2749.20160056 |
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ABSTRACT Keratoacanthomas rarely occur in the conjunctiva. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass. The tumor was excised with a safety margin to exclude squamous cell carcinoma and was histopathologically diagnosed as a keratoacanthoma. There has been no recurrence over 2 years of follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, he is the youngest patient to be diagnosed with conjunctival keratoacanthoma who had no known risk factors such as skin disorders, trauma, surgery, or infection. In similar cases, we recommend complete early surgical excision and careful follow-up to exclude malignancy. |
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