Author/Authors :
Mondal, Santosh Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, 1Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, West Bengal, India , Nag, Dipanwita Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, 1Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, West Bengal, India , Bandyopadhyay, Ranjana Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, 1Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, West Bengal, India , Adhikari, Anindya Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, 1Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, West Bengal, India , Mukhopadhyay, Subhalakshmi Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, 1Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, West Bengal, India
Abstract :
The conjunctiva is a thin and flexible mucus membrane that provides a protective barrier to the eye. Very few
histopathologic studies have been conducted on conjunctival biopsies in eastern India. Materials and Methods: 120 conjunctival
biopsies from 117 patients (76 males, 41 females) received during 8 years (January 2003–December 2010) were included in this
study. Results: Histologic diagnoses were: degenerative lesions in 38 cases (31.66%), benign epithelial lesions in 23 cases (19.16%),
premalignant and malignant epithelial lesions in 27 cases (22.5%), melanocytic lesions in 10 cases (8.33%), lymphoid in 7 cases (5.83%),
and miscellaneous in 15 cases (12.5%). Conclusion: Squamous papilloma was the commonest benign tumor, whereas the commonest
malignant tumor was squamous cell carcinoma. Melanocytic lesions were less prevalent compared to other/western studies.
