Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the corneoscleral limbus

Ophthalmic Surg. 1993 Jun;24(6):428-30.

Abstract

A 10-year-old boy had a slowly enlarging left limbal mass, extending into the corneal stroma, but not into the anterior chamber. The lesion was excised by lamellar sclerokeratectomy and subsequently confirmed histopathologically as a juvenile xanthogranuloma. Though rare, juvenile xanthogranuloma of the corneoscleral limbus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of limbal mass lesions extending into the cornea. Total resection is usually curative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Corneal Diseases / pathology
  • Corneal Diseases / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Limbus Corneae / pathology
  • Limbus Corneae / surgery*
  • Male
  • Scleral Diseases / pathology
  • Scleral Diseases / surgery*
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / pathology
  • Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / surgery*