EPIBULBAR OSSEOUS CHORISTOMA: A RARE ENTITY

Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 31

Abstract

Choristoma of the eye are common epibulbar and ocular tumours in children, but osseous choristoma of the eye are very rare with few case reports being published in literature. We report one such case which presented in a 14 year female child who had small tiny nodule in the left eye present since birth with gradual increase in size. Excision biopsy was done. Histologically, nodule was composed of mature lamellated bone with a surrounding connective tissue

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Shanthala P. R, Shreesha Khandige

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  • EP ID EP153763
  • DOI 10.14260/jemds/1050
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Shanthala P. R, Shreesha Khandige (2013).  EPIBULBAR OSSEOUS CHORISTOMA: A RARE ENTITY. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2(31), 5717-5719. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-153763