Conjunctival Nevus.

Conjunctival melanocytic tumor Conjunctival melanoma Conjunctival nevus Malignant melanoma

Journal

Current ophthalmology reports
ISSN: 2167-4868
Titre abrégé: Curr Ophthalmol Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101605578

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Historique:
medline: 23 2 2024
pubmed: 23 2 2024
entrez: 23 2 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To provide an up-to-date review of the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options for conjunctival nevi (CN). Around 17.2%-42% of all conjunctival tumors have been found to be CN, which most frequently present in White individuals between the first to early third decade of life, with equal distribution between males and females. CN commonly occur in the interpalpebral bulbar conjunctiva with pigmentation ranging from amelanotic to dark. Diagnosis is typically made through slit lamp examination, visualized by a well circumscribed, variably elevated, variably pigmented, solitary lesion with clear cysts distributed throughout the pigment. In ambiguous cases, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) can highlight the presence of sub-clinical cysts, whose presence points to a diagnosis of nevus. However, excisional biopsy with histopathology examination is the gold standard for identifying CN. CN are benign, variably pigmented lesions. They are the most common of the conjunctival melanocytic tumors. Due to the extremely low risk of transformation to malignant melanoma (MM), CN are usually managed with routine observation and photo documentation.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38390435
doi: 10.1007/s40135-023-00315-w
pmc: PMC10883671
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

104-112

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The manuscript does not contain clinical studies or patient data.

Auteurs

Jaxon J Huang (JJ)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Service, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.

Elyana V T Locatelli (EVT)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Service, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.

Alberto Chocron (A)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Service, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.

Matthew R Camacho (MR)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Sander Dubovy (S)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Carol L Karp (CL)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Anat Galor (A)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17Th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Research Service, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.

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