J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2010 Apr;51(4):598-600. 10.3341/jkos.2010.51.4.598.

A Case of Oncocytoma of the Caruncle

• Kim SY
• Paik JS
• Yang SW

• KMID: 2213404
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2010.51.4.598

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of oncocytoma of the caruncle.
CASE SUMMARY
A 63-year-old woman visited our clinic due to a mass in her left caruncle that developed five months prior to admission. At the time of her visit, her visual acuity was 0.8 in the right eye and 1.0 in the left eye, and there was a small mass in her left eye. She did not have any pain, and no discharge was apparent. All blood sample results were within the normal range. Also, we did not perform any radiologic studies. We administered systemic antibiotics and excised the mass from the caruncle of her left eye. Her biopsy read 'Oval cells with cytoplasm stuffed with eosinophilic granular material'. These findings are compatible with oncocytoma of the caruncle.
CONCLUSIONS
The oncocytoma of the caruncle requires regular follow-up, which differs from the treatment plans for hemangioma, nevi, and cysts.

Keyword

Caruncle; Oncocytoma

MeSH Terms

Adenoma, Oxyphilic
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biopsy
Cytoplasm
Eosinophils
Eye
Female
Hemangioma
Humans
Middle Aged
Nevus
Reference Values
Visual Acuity
Anti-Bacterial Agents

Figure

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  Figure 1. A mass of the caruncle in left eye.

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  Figure 2. (A) Tumor composed of cells with abundant granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm (Haematoxylin and eosin, magnification ×40). (B) The caruncular stroma displays cystic glandular structures lined by multilayered epithelium (Haematoxylin and eosin, magnification ×200).

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