A Case of Oncocytoma of the Caruncle.

Kim, So Yoon; Paik, Ji Sun; Yang, Suk Woo

doi:2010.51.4.598

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 51(4); 2010 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2010;51(4):598-600.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2010.51.4.598 Published online April 15, 2010.

A Case of Oncocytoma of the Caruncle.

So Yoon Kim, Ji Sun Paik, Suk Woo Yang

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yswoph@hanmail.net

눈물언덕의 호산성 과립세포종 1예

김소윤ㆍ백지선ㆍ양석우

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of oncocytoma of the caruncle. CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-old woman visited our clinic due to a mass in her left caruncle that developed five months prior to admission. At the time of her visit, her visual acuity was 0.8 in the right eye and 1.0 in the left eye, and there was a small mass in her left eye. She did not have any pain, and no discharge was apparent. All blood sample results were within the normal range. Also, we did not perform any radiologic studies. We administered systemic antibiotics and excised the mass from the caruncle of her left eye. Her biopsy read 'Oval cells with cytoplasm stuffed with eosinophilic granular material'. These findings are compatible with oncocytoma of the caruncle. CONCLUSIONS: The oncocytoma of the caruncle requires regular follow-up, which differs from the treatment plans for hemangioma, nevi, and cysts.

Key Words: Caruncle;Oncocytoma