Epipalpebral conjunctival chondroid choristoma: Interesting developmental anomaly presenting in an adult

Ocular choristomas are uncommon lesions chiefly presenting in children. Choristomas may contain dermal and epidermal components, muscle, cartilage, bone, etc. They are usually seen in epibulbar conjunctiva, but epipalpebral location is uncommon. We present a case of epipalpebral chondroid choristoma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ojha, Pushpanjali R, Deshpande, Archana Hemant, Gargade, Chitrawati Bal, Nigam, Jitendra Singh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Brief Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28724821
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_39_17
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Sumario:Ocular choristomas are uncommon lesions chiefly presenting in children. Choristomas may contain dermal and epidermal components, muscle, cartilage, bone, etc. They are usually seen in epibulbar conjunctiva, but epipalpebral location is uncommon. We present a case of epipalpebral chondroid choristoma presenting in an adult patient.

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