Supernumerary Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Series

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 May/Jun;36(3):e70-e73. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001584.

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy and 63-year-old woman were incidentally found to have a solitary, well-defined, raised, ovoid lesion involving the inferomedial palpebral conjunctiva. Both lesions were separate from the lacrimal caruncle with normal conjunctiva surrounding the lesions. Excisional biopsies were consistent with caruncular tissue. In the English literature, supernumerary lacrimal caruncle has only been previously described in adults despite the congenital nature of the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Conjunctiva / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases* / surgery
  • Lacrimal Apparatus* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged