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Conjunctival dermolipoma

MedGen UID:
1639490
•Concept ID:
C4703706
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0500070

Definition

A conjuctival lesion composed of adipose tissue and dense connective tissue. Such choristomas of dermal elements are normally found at the outer canthus, and have a gelatinous appearance. Classically, there is an indistinct posterior border (with the lesion frequently extending into the orbit) and a well-demarcated anterior border several millimeters posterior to the limbus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVConjunctival dermolipoma

Conditions with this feature

Ring dermoid of cornea
MedGen UID:
357922
•Concept ID:
C1867155
•
Disease or Syndrome
Ring dermoid of cornea (RDC) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by bilateral annular limbal dermoids with corneal and conjunctival extension (summary by Xia et al., 2004).
See: Condition Record
Ring dermoid of cornea

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Subconjunctival Orbital Fat Prolapse: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Secondi R, Sánchez España JC, Castellar Cerpa J, Ibáñez Flores N
Semin Ophthalmol 2019;34(2):69-73. Epub 2019 Feb 9 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2019.1576743. PMID: 30741060
Clinical features and surgical management of dermolipomas.
McNab AA, Wright JE, Caswell AG
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol 1990 May;18(2):159-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1990.tb00608.x. PMID: 2390243

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse: an unsuspecting rare lesion.
Wang X, Yan J
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Mar;26(2):e92-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001066. PMID: 25643342
Early results of surgical management of conjunctival dermolipoma: partial excision and free conjunctival autograft.
Choi YJ, Kim IH, Choi JH, Lee MJ, Kim N, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Br J Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;99(8):1031-6. Epub 2015 Jan 13 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306328. PMID: 25586714

Diagnosis

An Unusual Presentation of Conjunctival Dermolipoma With a Skin Tag.
Zloto O, Rosner M
J Craniofac Surg 2018 May;29(3):e302-e303. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004352. PMID: 29420382
Subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse: an unsuspecting rare lesion.
Wang X, Yan J
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Mar;26(2):e92-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001066. PMID: 25643342
Pseudo-Brown's syndrome secondary to a growing conjunctival dermolipoma.
Kiratli H, Tatlipinar S, Sanaç AS, Bilgiç S
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2001 Mar-Apr;38(2):112-3. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-20010301-15. PMID: 11310704

Prognosis

Early results of surgical management of conjunctival dermolipoma: partial excision and free conjunctival autograft.
Choi YJ, Kim IH, Choi JH, Lee MJ, Kim N, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Br J Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;99(8):1031-6. Epub 2015 Jan 13 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306328. PMID: 25586714

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