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Conjunctival hamartoma

MedGen UID:
867471
•Concept ID:
C4021849
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0100780

Definition

A hamartoma (disordered proliferation of mature tissues) of the conjunctiva. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Atypical presentation of a lymphangioma as a conjunctival horn.
Monteiro C, Pires G, Veiga R, Ferreira M, Prieto I
Eur J Ophthalmol 2024 Nov;34(6):NP6-NP9. Epub 2024 Aug 5 doi: 10.1177/11206721241272265. PMID: 39099443
Lacrimal Gland Hamartoma (Formerly Termed Dacryoadenoma).
Milman T, Jakobiec FA, Lally SE, Shields JA, Shields CL, Eagle RC Jr
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;217:189-197. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.015. PMID: 32360334
Ophthalmic manifestations and histopathology of xeroderma pigmentosum: two clinicopathological cases and a review of the literature.
Ramkumar HL, Brooks BP, Cao X, Tamura D, Digiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH, Chan CC
Surv Ophthalmol 2011 Jul-Aug;56(4):348-61. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2011.03.001. PMID: 21684361Free PMC Article
Lhermitte-Duclos disease and Cowden's syndrome in an adolescent patient. Case report.
Wells GB, Lasner TM, Yousem DM, Zager EL
J Neurosurg 1994 Jul;81(1):133-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.1994.81.1.0133. PMID: 8207516
Orbital-adnexal lymphangiomas. A spectrum of hemodynamically isolated vascular hamartomas.
Rootman J, Hay E, Graeb D, Miller R
Ophthalmology 1986 Dec;93(12):1558-70. PMID: 3808616

Diagnosis

Atypical presentation of a lymphangioma as a conjunctival horn.
Monteiro C, Pires G, Veiga R, Ferreira M, Prieto I
Eur J Ophthalmol 2024 Nov;34(6):NP6-NP9. Epub 2024 Aug 5 doi: 10.1177/11206721241272265. PMID: 39099443
Neurofibroma: Case Series with Clinical Features and Recommendations.
Khatri N, Raza ML, Aijaz A, Ramesh R, Gianchand N, Khan FAA
Acta Neurol Taiwan 2024 Sep 30;33(3):112-121. PMID: 37968860
Conjunctival hamartoma with eosinophilia--a novel lesion in a child with PTEN hamartoma syndrome.
Mudhar HS, Rogers NK
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013 Aug;251(8):2077-9. Epub 2013 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s00417-013-2406-4. PMID: 23821119
Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis: a rare neurocutaneous syndrome.
Gokhale NR, Mahajan PM, Belgaumkar VA, Pradhan SN, Uttarwar NS
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007 Jan-Feb;73(1):40-2. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.30651. PMID: 17314447
Epibulbar tumors in childhood.
Elsas FJ, Green WR
Am J Ophthalmol 1975 Jun;79(6):1001-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(75)90685-6. PMID: 166560

Therapy

Orbital-adnexal lymphangiomas. A spectrum of hemodynamically isolated vascular hamartomas.
Rootman J, Hay E, Graeb D, Miller R
Ophthalmology 1986 Dec;93(12):1558-70. PMID: 3808616

Prognosis

Ophthalmic manifestations and histopathology of xeroderma pigmentosum: two clinicopathological cases and a review of the literature.
Ramkumar HL, Brooks BP, Cao X, Tamura D, Digiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH, Chan CC
Surv Ophthalmol 2011 Jul-Aug;56(4):348-61. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2011.03.001. PMID: 21684361Free PMC Article
Orbital-adnexal lymphangiomas. A spectrum of hemodynamically isolated vascular hamartomas.
Rootman J, Hay E, Graeb D, Miller R
Ophthalmology 1986 Dec;93(12):1558-70. PMID: 3808616

Clinical prediction guides

Lacrimal Gland Hamartoma (Formerly Termed Dacryoadenoma).
Milman T, Jakobiec FA, Lally SE, Shields JA, Shields CL, Eagle RC Jr
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;217:189-197. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.015. PMID: 32360334

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