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Danny Soria-Céspedes, MD; Abelardo A. Rodriguez-Reyes, MD; Eustolio Hernández-Vazquez, MD; Carlos Ortiz-Hidalgo, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(8):1058-1060.

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Perineuriomas are rare peripheral nerve sheath tumors composed exclusively of neoplastic perineurial cells and showing distinctive morphologic, ultrastructural, and immunophenotypic features that distinguish them from other nerve sheath tumors. Perineuriomas can be broadly divided into 2 histological categories: an intraneural group and a more common extraneural or soft-tissue group.¹ Most of these neoplasms are benign, but perineuriomas of low-grade malignant potential and malignant form have also been reported.^2-3 Soft-tissue perineurioma clinically manifests as a painless nodule, occurs mostly in superficial soft tissue, and only infrequently affects deep soft tissue of the extremities or trunk. Rare examples arising at visceral locations have been reported.^4-5 There are no reported cases in the English-language literature of perineuriomas affecting the conjunctiva.

Report of a Case

A 47-year-old man had a painless, slowly growing mass in the right bulbar conjunctiva since 3 months before admission. He . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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