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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Spontaneous regression of conjunctival keratoacanthoma.

Ghada J AlBayyat, Nandini Venkateswaran, Dan Arreaza, Sander R Dubovy, Anat Galor, Carol L Karp

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Conjunctival keratoacanthoma: a clinical and histopathological case series.Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ghada J AlBayyatBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Nandini VenkateswaranBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Dan ArreazaBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Sander R DubovyBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Anat GalorBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Carol L KarpBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
University of Miami · US

Funding

Shared Equipment ModuleP30EY014801 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Victor L Perez · 2004 to 2026
$12.2M
Dry Eye and MicroenvironmentR01EY026174 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALOR, ANAT, KUMAR, NARESH · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY014801NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026174
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 83-year-old white man presented with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass in his left eye over the course of 1 month. While awaiting surgical intervention, the tumour underwent partial, spontaneous regression to half its original size. The lesion was ultimately excised with wide margins using a no-touch technique and application of cryotherapy to the corneal and conjunctival margins and scleral bed. Histopathological analysis revealed a conjunctival keratoacanthoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case documenting the partial, spontaneous regression of a conjunctival keratoacanthoma over a 5 week time course from the time of diagnosis to surgical excision.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overConjunctivaConjunctival NeoplasmsCryotherapyHumansKeratoacanthomaMaleRemission, SpontaneousTime-to-TreatmentTreatment Outcomeanterior chamberoncologyophthalmologypathology

Identifiers

PMID31300607
PMCPMC6626488
OpenAlexW2962282978

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