Oncocytoma of the caruncle: a clinicopathologic case report

Int Ophthalmol. 2004 Oct-Dec;25(5-6):321-3. doi: 10.1007/s10792-005-2036-x. Epub 2006 Mar 7.

Abstract

Background: Oncocytoma is an uncommon, relatively benign tumor, composed of transformed epithelial cells of the ducts. We report a case of oncocytoma of the caruncle.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 51-year-old woman with a 2 years history of a mass located in the caruncle of her right eye was presented. Surgical excision was then performed, and the histological diagnosis of oncocytoma was established.

Conclusion: The oncocytoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a caruncular mass in elderly people, particularly in female patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / pathology*
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / surgery
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Eye Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / pathology*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
  • Treatment Outcome