Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Conjunctiva

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Mar-Apr;32(2):e28-30. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000189.

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman presented with progressive enlargement of a long-standing mass on the surface of her OS associated with ocular surface irritation. The mass was excised en bloc. Histopathological examination showed a well-defined encapsulated tumor composed of wiry collagen containing bland spindle cells that were strongly positive for CD34 with scattered mature adipocytes. These features confirmed a diagnosis of spindle cell lipoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adipocytes / pathology
  • Aged
  • Antigens, CD34 / metabolism
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / metabolism
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Lipoma / surgery

Substances

  • Antigens, CD34
  • Biomarkers, Tumor

Supplementary concepts

  • Lipoma of the Conjunctiva