A unique case of isolated sebaceous adenoma of the bulbar conjunctiva

• Main Authors: Hatice Deniz Ilhan, Elif Betul Turkoglu, Ahmet Burak Bilgin, Ibrahim Bassorgun, M. Erkan Dogan, Mustafa Unal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
• Series: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
• Subjects: Adenoma/pathology; Adenoma/surgery; Conjunctival neoplasms/surgery; Adenocarcinoma, sebaceous/pathology
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492016000400253&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT Our patient was a 34 year-old male who presented with a painless conjunctival mass that had developed 3 months before his first visit. On performing slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a lobulated pink-yellowish solid mobile mass was observed on the nasal bulbar conjunctival surface of his left eye. The tumor was excised, and histopathologic examination of the tumor revealed a sebaceous adenoma. Systemic examination was normal. No recurrence was observed during the 24-month follow-up period. Sebaceous adenoma of the bulbar conjunctiva is an extremely rare benign tumor, which may be observed to be isolated in the absence of malignancy.