Abstract
A female newborn had a cystic, whitish gray mass at the inferotemporal limbus of the left eye. At age 3 weeks, the newborn underwent excision of the tumor, corneal patch grafting, and superior sector optical iridectomy. Histopathologic and electron microscopic examination of the excised tissue revealed a choristoma consisting of cysts lined with respiratory epithelium. To our knowledge, respiratory epithelium in a limbal choristoma has not been previously reported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1736-1739 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Archives of ophthalmology |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology