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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Pterygium_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
| Width = | |||
| Caption = Pterygium. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = surfer eye | |||
| Micro = hyaline material beneath epithelium, elastic fibres beneath the hyaline material, +/-inflammation, [[solar elastosis]], dilated [[blood vessels]] | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = squamous dysplasia, [[squamous cell carcinoma]] | |||
| Stains = | |||
| IHC = | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[eye]] - more specifically ''conjunctiva'' | |||
| Assdx = | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = sun exposure | |||
| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = | |||
| Prevalence = common | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
| Rads = | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = [[pinguecula]] considered early pterygium by some | |||
| ClinDDx = | |||
| Tx = excision | |||
}} | |||
'''Pterygium''' is a common benign pathology of the [[eye]]. It is also known as '''surfer eye'''. | '''Pterygium''' is a common benign pathology of the [[eye]]. It is also known as '''surfer eye'''. | ||