J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2019 Nov;60(11):1021-1026. 10.3341/jkos.2019.60.11.1021.

Clinicopathological Characteristics of Caruncular Tumors in Koreans

• Baek JW
• Baek SU
• Choe JY
• Lee MJ

• KMID: 2463351
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2019.60.11.1021

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.

Keyword

Caruncular tumor; Clinical characteristics; Conjunctival tumor; Pathologic diagnosis

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Diagnosis
Epidermal Cyst
Female
Humans
Male
Papilloma
Retrospective Studies
Sebaceous Glands