Conjunctival keratoacanthoma
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Conjunctival keratoacanthoma.
Keratoacanthoma generally occurs on the skin; it is rarely found in the conjunctiva. A case of a 34-year-old woman with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass is reported. The tumor was excised with a safety margin to exclude squamous cell carcinoma. Histopathologically it was crateriform and consistent with atypical keratoacanthoma. There has been no recurrence in 2 years of follow-up. Conjunctiv...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1395-3907
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00791.x