September 2016
Volume 57, Issue 12
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   September 2016
Melanocytic Conjunctival Lesions in a High Referral Ophthalmology Center in Mexico City
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Laura Alejandra González-Dibildox
    Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Josué David Rodríguez-Pedraza
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Nallely Ramos Betancourt
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Abelardo Rodríguez-Reyes
    Ocular Pathology, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Alfredo Terán-Tejada
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Francisco Beltrán-Díaz De La Vega
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Everardo Hernandez-Quintela
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital "Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes", Mexico City, Mexico
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Laura González-Dibildox, None; Josué Rodríguez-Pedraza, None; Nallely Ramos Betancourt, None; Abelardo Rodríguez-Reyes, None; Alfredo Terán-Tejada, None; Francisco Beltrán-Díaz De La Vega, None; Everardo Hernandez-Quintela, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science September 2016, Vol.57, 2403. doi:
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      Laura Alejandra González-Dibildox, Josué David Rodríguez-Pedraza, Nallely Ramos Betancourt, Abelardo Rodríguez-Reyes, Alfredo Terán-Tejada, Francisco Beltrán-Díaz De La Vega, Everardo Hernandez-Quintela; Melanocytic Conjunctival Lesions in a High Referral Ophthalmology Center in Mexico City. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):2403.

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Abstract

Purpose : To describe the epidemiology, clinical and, histological features of melanocytic lesions in a single High Referral Ophthalmology Center in Mexico City.

Methods : The records of the Department of Ocular Pathology from 2005 to 2015 were reviewed. The search included corneal and/or conjunctival specimens containing the terms "melanoma", "nevus" and "primary acquired melanosis" (PAM), in the diagnosis. A total of 139 specimens were identified. Only initial biopsies were included. Pathology reports and corresponding clinical records were reviewed for patient age and gender, involved eye, location of the lesion, self- reported progression time, presumptive and definitive diagnosis, tumor grade, presence at surgical margins, corneal or intraocular invasion, mytotic activity and, rate of recurrence. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS V. 22.

Results : Mean age of patients was 30.4 years old (+/-21.8), and 76 (54.7%) were female. Right eye was affected in 77 cases (55.4%). Of 139 specimens included, 112 (80,6%) were classified as nevus without atypia, 3 (2,2%) nevus with atypia, 6 (3.6%) PAM without atypia, 5 (3.6%) PAM with atypia and 13 (9.4%) melanoma. Two (1.4%) eyes with melanoma had intraocular invasion.

Conclusions : Melanocytic lesions of conjunctiva are frequent. Most of cases were benign, but there was a considerable number of premalingmant lesions. Melanoma was present in almost 10% of the lesions in our Center.

This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016.

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