Pleomorphic lipoma of the bulbar conjunctiva

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 13;11(1):e226548. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226548.

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman presented with a painless, pink mass of the right eye bulbar conjunctiva that had been gradually increasing in size for the past 10 years. Excisional biopsy with histopathological analysis revealed a rare diagnosis of pleomorphic lipoma. There was no recurrence at last follow-up evaluation 6 months postoperatively. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the third case of pleomorphic lipoma of the bulbar conjunctiva reported to date.

Keywords: ophthalmology; pathology; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Conjunctiva / pathology
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged