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==Papilloma of the caruncle==
==Papilloma of the caruncle==
*[[AKA]] ''caruncle papilloma''.
{{Main|Eye papilloma}}
===General===
*Benign.
*Second most common caruncle tumour ~ 15% of caruncle tumours.<ref name=pmid16935590>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kaeser | first1 = PF. | last2 = Uffer | first2 = S. | last3 = Zografos | first3 = L. | last4 = Hamédani | first4 = M. | title = Tumors of the caruncle: a clinicopathologic correlation. | journal = Am J Ophthalmol | volume = 142 | issue = 3 | pages = 448-55 | month = Sep | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.04.035 | PMID = 16935590 }}</ref>
**Most common is [[nevus]] ~ 50% of caruncle tumours.
 
===Gross===
*Frond-like lesion.
 
Image:
*[http://www.atlasophthalmology.com/atlas/photo.jsf?node=2748&locale=en Papilloma of caruncle (atlasophthalmology.com)].
 
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=pmid16935590/>
*Fibrovascular fronds in a cauliflower-like arrangement.
*No nuclear atypia.
 
Image:
*[http://www.atlasophthalmology.com/atlas/photo.jsf?node=4686&locale=en Papilloma of caruncle - crappy image (atlasophthalmology.com)].
 
===Sign out===
<pre>
LESION, RIGHT CARUNCLE, EXCISION:
- PAPILLOMA.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
</pre>
 
====Micro====
The sections show benign conjunctival mucosa and a lesion consisting of fibrovascular
cores covered by a conjunctival epithelium with a cauliflower-like appearance at low
power. Parakeratosis is present. No significant nuclear atypia is identified. No koilocytic
change is seen. No mitotic activity is appreciated.
 
===External links===
*[http://eyewiki.aao.org/Conjunctival_Papilloma Conjunctival papilloma (eyewiki.aao.org)].


==Corneal ulcer==
==Corneal ulcer==