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Caruncle Tumors

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Caruncular lesions are rare but can present a clinical challenge because of the wide variety of lesions that can arise in this complex structure, also most of the clinical features can overlap between distinct entities. The vast majority of the caruncle lesions are benign, and of these, the most common are nevus or epithelial origin lesions. Malignant lesions arising from the caruncle tend to have a worst prognosis from their conjunctival counterparts because of their close proximity to adjacent structures or their intimate relation to the orbit. Biopsy should be done in all caruncle lesions if malignancy is suspected.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine/Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Hans E. Grossniklaus & Jill R. Wells

  2. Department of Orbit and Oculoplastic, Fundacion Hospital Nuestra Senora de la Luz, I.A.P., Mexico City, Mexico

    Daniel R. Capiz-Correa

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  1. Ocular Onocology Service and Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Jacob Pe'er

  2. Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Arun D. Singh

  3. Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Bertil E. Damato

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Grossniklaus, H.E., Capiz-Correa, D.R., Wells, J.R. (2019). Caruncle Tumors. In: Pe'er, J., Singh, A., Damato, B. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06046-6_19

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