A Case of Bulbar Conjunctival Schwannoma

Lee, Jonghyun

Case Report

Korean Journal of Optometry and Vision Science 2011;10(1):63-66.
Published online June 20, 2011.

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Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea

A Case of Bulbar Conjunctival Schwannoma

Jonghyun Lee

Abstract

Purpose
We report a rare case of bulbar conjunctival schwannoma. Methods: A 42-year-old woman visited our clinic for a bulbar conjunctival mass of her left eye. It was a 2.2 mm×2.5 mm well-circumscribed, smooth and yellowish mass at the 11-o'clock position of the left eye. We performed excisional biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Histopathologic examination revealed the mass to be a schwannoma with S-100 protein(+). Results: A bulbar conjunctival schwannoma should be considered in a differential diagnosis of a well-circumscribed, smooth-surfaced and non-pigmented mass of the conjunctiva. (Korean J Optom Vis Sci 2011;10(1):63-66)

Key Words: Conjunctival neoplasm, Conjunctival schwannoma, Neurilemoma