Clinicopathological Characteristics of Caruncular Tumors in Koreans
10.3341/jkos.2019.60.11.1021
- Author:
Jae Woo BAEK
1
;
Sung Uk BAEK
;
Ji Young CHOE
;
Min Joung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. minjoung@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Caruncular tumor;
Clinical characteristics;
Conjunctival tumor;
Pathologic diagnosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Epidermal Cyst;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Papilloma;
Retrospective Studies;
Sebaceous Glands
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2019;60(11):1021-1026
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical characteristics and histological features of tumors in caruncles. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 126 eyes of 126 patients who underwent incisional or excisional biopsy of conjunctival masses between March 2008 and December 2016. RESULTS: Twenty-four patients (19.0%) including 10 males and 14 females had a mass located on the caruncle. The mean age at diagnosis was 41.8 ± 13.4 years (range, 15–67 years). Most patients (75%) visited us for a cosmetically visible mass without other symptoms. The mean duration of symptoms was 73.8 ± 113.0 months (range, 1–240 months). The most common histological diagnosis was a melanocytic tumor (50%) followed by a sebaceous gland tumor (12.5%), an epidermoid cyst (12.5%), and papilloma (12.5%). The symptom duration of the melanocytic tumor was significantly longer than other types of tumors (153.6 ± 139.8 months, p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: Caruncular tumors accounted for 19% of all conjunctival tumors. The most common pathological diagnosis of a caruncular tumor was a melanocytic tumor, which had a characteristically long symptom duration.
