Conjunctival tumors are one of the most frequent of the eye and adnexa. They comprise a large variety of conditions, from benign lesions such as nevus or papilloma, to malignant lesions such as epidermoid carcinoma or melanoma which may threaten visual function and the life of the patient. They can arise from any cellular component, but the most frequent are of epithelial and melanocytic origin...

CASE REPORT Pigmented conjunctival lesions are a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. A 37-year-old man presented with a pigmented mass involving the conjunctiva of his right eye. Clinically, a diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made and a wide excision of the tumor was performed. The histopathologic diagnosis was seborrheic keratosis. DISCUSSION Seborrheic keratosis is a benign lesion wh...

CASE REPORT A 78-year-old-woman presented with a corneal non-pigmented vascularised tumour of her left eye, of 2 months onset, but with no previous ocular disorders. Surgical excision was performed, and the histopathological study showed the lesion to be an atypical melanocytic nevus of the limbus. DISCUSSION Corneal pigmented lesions tend to occur as a result of conjunctival or sclerocorneal...