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. 2025 Jun 24;18(2):253-254.
doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_423_24. eCollection 2025 May-Aug.

Isolated conjunctival lymphangioma

Ritesh Verma  1 , Aminder Singh  2 , Buse Guneri Beser  3
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Isolated conjunctival lymphangioma

Ritesh Verma et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Conjunctiva; lymphangioma; tumor.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) A well-circumscribed, pinkish lesion on the temporal conjunctival surface of the left eye. (b) Dot-like hemorrhages on the surface of the lesion (blue arrows). (c) Intraoperative picture showing the conjunctival reconstruction with amniotic membrane graft. (d) Conjunctival scarring and no residual lesion with regression of the conjunctival vascularity 4 weeks postoperatively
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) High power microscopic image showing dilated lymphatic spaces with the presence of pinkish-colored lymph inside the lumen (H and E, ×400). (b) Isolated area of lymphoid aggregate with minimal stroma between the channels (black arrows; H and E, ×400). (c) Immunohistochemistry showing diffuse nuclear positivity of ERG1 highlighting lining endothelial cells (scanner view, ×100). (d) Immunohistochemistry showing lymphatic channels and ERG1 positive endothelial cells (high power view, ×400)
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