J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1979 Dec;20(4):591-595.

A Case of Intraepithelial Epithelioma

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A case of intraepithelial epithelioma involving the corneal limbus at 3 to 9 o'clock directions spreading broadly over to the pupillary margin and bulbar conjunctiva is presented. As the intraepithelial epithelioma is one of rare tumor and it is needed to be listed for differential diagnosis with pterygium, leukoplakia, pannus and nutritional deficiency etc. The tumor mass was removed successfully by resection method and diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically.


MeSH Terms

Carcinoma*
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Leukoplakia
Limbus Corneae
Malnutrition
Pterygium
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