Archives of International Surgery

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2013  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 244--246

Lipoma conjunctivae


Almustapha Aliyu Liman1, Dominic Chinda2, Nasiru Raheem1, Farouk Garba2 
1 Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
2 Department of Opthalmology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Almustapha Aliyu Liman
Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State
Nigeria

Lipoma conjunctivae represents a very rare but known pathological condition. Here we report a case of a 23-year-old woman presented with an insidious, painless mass of the left conjunctiva first noticed 4 years prior to presentation. There was no visual impairment. Examination revealed a circumscribed, elevated, freely mobile, non-pigmented, yellowish growth in the infero-temporal region of the bulbar conjunctiva. The mass was easily compressible and does not significantly increase in size on pressing the eyeball. Visual acuity was 6/5 bilaterally. Excisional biopsy was done and histological examination revealed conjunctival lipoma. We presented this curious tumor in a young woman for its rarity, peculiar anatomic location and its mimic of conventional lipomatous morphology.


How to cite this article:
Liman AA, Chinda D, Raheem N, Garba F. Lipoma conjunctivae.Arch Int Surg 2013;3:244-246


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Liman AA, Chinda D, Raheem N, Garba F. Lipoma conjunctivae. Arch Int Surg [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];3:244-246
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