Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The conjunctiva comprises a heterogeneous set of tumors, mostly benign 52%, precancerous tumor lesions 18% and malignant tumors 30%. Conjunctival tumors can be congenital or acquired and from a histological point of view are: epithelial, stromal, melanocytic. The clinical examination highlights the location, size, mobility, pigmentation, extension of the tumor and must be correlated with complementary examinations - optical coherence tomography of the anterior pole, ultrasonic biomicroscopy), ultrasound, biopsy with histological analysis of the sample. Benign tumors of the conjunctiva can be: degenerative, inflammatory, epithelial, histocytic, xanthoma, vascular tumors. Precancerous lesions can develop at the conjunctiva level. Malignant tumors of the conjunctiva represented by primary malignant melanoma – MMP require complete surgical excision followed by cryotherapy, radiotherapy, and in tumor extension exenteration. Secondary tumors in the conjunctiva extend from the eye, orbit, eyelid. Metastatic tumors of the uni or bilateral conjunctiva are very rare.
Author: Marieta Dumitrache
Institution: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4414327191
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