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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2021

A case of pterygium-like proliferation containing postoperative limbal dermoid remnants: a clinicopathological study.

Mizuho Mitamura, Satoru Kase, Takeshi Ohguchi, Susumu Ishida

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2021. 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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  1. Z-shaped incision without epithelial resection in pterygium surgery.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mizuho MitamuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Satoru KaseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan. kaseron@med.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3426-1674
Takeshi OhguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Susumu IshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Hokkaido University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study reports a case of pterygium-like proliferation containing postoperative limbal dermoid remnants and its clinicopathological features. CASE PRESENTATION: A 79-year-old Japanese woman, with a history of congenital limbal dermoid resection at age 12, presented with a pterygium-like tissue growth in the left eye. Its temporal location and marked thickness with abundant fatty droplets were atypical of primary pterygium. We performed pterygium surgery and ocular surface reconstruction. Pathological findings included squamous metaplasia, neovessels, and elastic degeneration, as well as prominent subepithelial and stromal accumulation of collagen fibers, adipose tissue formation, and presence of a peripheral nerve corresponded with the frequent findings of limbal dermoid. Ki67, a marker for cell proliferation, was immunopositive in pterygial epithelial cells and neovascular endothelial cells, but not in dermoid components.

conclusionsAlthough the pathological finding of degenerative elastic fibers indicated the common feature of ultraviolet-induced pterygium, clinical appearances were atypical possibly due to modification with dermoid remnants.

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Dermoid CystPterygiumAgedCell ProliferationChildConjunctivaEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalHistopathologyKi67Limbal dermoidPterygium

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