RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous regression of conjunctival keratoacanthoma
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e228833
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-228833
VO 12
IS 7
A1 Ghada J AlBayyat
A1 Nandini Venkateswaran
A1 Dan Arreaza
A1 Sander R Dubovy
A1 Anat Galor
A1 Carol L Karp
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/7/e228833.abstract
AB An 83-year-old white man presented with a rapidly growing conjunctival mass in his left eye over the course of 1 month. While awaiting surgical intervention, the tumour underwent partial, spontaneous regression to half its original size. The lesion was ultimately excised with wide margins using a no-touch technique and application of cryotherapy to the corneal and conjunctival margins and scleral bed. Histopathological analysis revealed a conjunctival keratoacanthoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case documenting the partial, spontaneous regression of a conjunctival keratoacanthoma over a 5 week time course from the time of diagnosis to surgical excision.