Key result
Complete surgical excision of conjunctival myxoma achieves zero recurrence at 3-month follow-up.
Why the study?
Conjunctival myxoma is a rare benign tumor that may mimic other common conjunctival lesions and requires histopathological confirmation and systemic evaluation due to potential life-threatening syndromic associations.
Case Report (n=1)
Histopathological confirmation and systemic evaluation are mandatory for conjunctival myxoma due to potential life-threatening syndromic associations.
May warrant inclusion of myxoma in the conjunctival lesion differential; leaves open optimal management strategies for rare orbital extensions.
Conjunctival myxoma is a rare benign tumor which may mimic other common lesions of the conjunctiva. We describe a lesion in a 52-year-old man, initially diagnosed as a conjunctival granuloma, arising from the palpebral conjunctiva. Intraoperatively, anterior orbital extension was noted via a connecting stalk. The lesion was excised completely under local anesthesia. The histopathological analysis and immunohistochemistry confirmed a diagnosis of conjunctival myxoma. Systemic evaluation was normal. At 3-month follow up, the patient remained healthy without any recurrence. Due to life-threatening syndromic associations, histopathological confirmation and systemic evaluation are mandatory when dealing with potential examples of conjunctival myxoma.
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Gokharu et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Conjunctival myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Recurrence. Complete surgical excision of a rare palpebral conjunctival myxoma in a 52-year-old man resulted in no recurrence at 3-month follow-up, with normal systemic evaluation.
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