Melano-sarcoma of the conjunctiva

A Case of Melanotic Sarcoma of Conjunctiva.

Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Bulbar Conjunctiva in an Immunocompetent Patient

Kaposi's sarcoma is an uncommon endothelial malignant tumor, first described by Moricz Kaposi in 1872. It is commonly encountered in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), immunosuppression or organ transplantation. Conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma is a rare tumor, mostly in patients with AIDS. We present a selected case with a superior bulbar conjunctival lesion in a patient who...

Retinal pigmentation due to choroidal melano-sarcoma with observations on congenital grouped pigmentation of the retina.

A FORM of grouped pigmentation of the retina may occur in association with detached retina due to choroidal melano-sarcoma and, when present, is probably diagnostic of this disease. Grouped pigmentation of the retina also occurs as a congenital stationary condition. Two cases of the former and three of the latter are presented below. Evidence is given that both forms of pigmentation may be due ...

Pre- and posttreatment MR imaging in AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma of the conjunctiva and lacrimal gland.

AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma can affect the eye: the (bulbar) conjunctiva and lacrimal gland being rare sites of occurrence. We present a case of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma of the conjunctiva in which MR imaging was effective in suggesting the diagnosis and aiding therapeutic strategy. We also discuss advances in imaging of ocular and orbital malignancies presented in the recent literature.

Amyloidosis of the conjunctiva.

Case Reports Case 1.-A male farmer, aged 36 years, presented with thickening of the right upper eyelid, which was everted with difficulty to reveal a pea-sized nodule in the lateral part of the tarsal conjunctiva, which was irregularly thickened up to the fornices. Clinical signs of accompanying trachoma were present in both eyes. The nodule was excised and sent for microscopic examination. The...