J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2009 Jun;50(6):923-926. 10.3341/jkos.2009.50.6.923.

Neurilemoma of the Bulbar Conjunctiva: Report of One Case

• Kim KH
• Shim JH
• Seo SW

• KMID: 2212372
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.6.923

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report one case of neurilemoma of the bulbar conjunctiva with a review of the relevant literature.
CASE SUMMARY
A 15-year-old girl presented with a bulbar conjunctival mass in the right eye. There were no other medical or ophthalmologic problems. The patient wanted to remove the mass for cosmetic reasons. We performed an excisional biopsy and simple wound closure. The mass was composed of bipolar spindle shaped cells that were arranged in bundles and fascicles in dense fibrous tissue. Immunohistochemical staining for the S-100 protein was positive. Two months after mass excision, there was no evidence of recurrence.
CONCLUSIONS
We successfully treated a case of bulbar conjunctival neuriliemoma by simple excision.

Keyword

Conjunctiva; Neurilemoma

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Biopsy
Conjunctiva
Cosmetics
Eye
Humans
Neurilemmoma
Recurrence
S100 Proteins
Cosmetics
S100 Proteins

Figure

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  Figure 1. Photographs of the patient's right eye. (A) A relatively well demarcated 3×3 mm-sized pinkish mass in the bulbar conjunctiva. (B) Two months after excision of the bulbar conjunctival mass, conjunctival wound was healed without recurrence.

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  Figure 2. Light micrographs of the excised mass. (A) Hematoxylin and eosin-stained section showed spindled cells with oval, elongated nuclei arranged in fascicles (H&E, ×100). (B) The tumor cells are diffusely positive for S100 protein (immunohistochemical stain for S100, ×100).

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