Title
Solitary corneal myxoma
Date Issued
01 July 1997
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mesias, Luis A.
Contreras F.
Spencer W.
Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología
Instituto de Oftalmologia
Instituto de Oftalmologia
Publisher(s)
Wolters Kluwer Health
Abstract
Purpose. To report the clinicopathologic findings of a myxoma that arose in the subepithelial region of the right cornea of a 53 year-old man 4 years after successful treatment of an infectious corneal ulcer. Methods. Histopathologic and histochemical evaluation of corneal tissue. Results. This rare lesion appears to have originated from corneal stromal fibroblasts that reacted to an inflammatory stimulus and produced excessive amounts of glycosaminoglycans (hyaluronic acid) rather than normal collagen. Conclusion. Myxoma formation may require interruption of Bowman's layer and proximity of the scar to the epithelium.
Start page
498
End page
500
Volume
16
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oftalmología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0342327321
PubMed ID
Source
Cornea
ISSN of the container
0277-3740
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