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Artigos Originais • Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 62 (1) • Feb 1999 • https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.19990057   copy

Atypical fibroxanthoma of the conjunctiva - case report

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SUMMARY

Fibrohistiocytic tumors of the conjunctiva are rare. Atypical fibroxanthoma is regarded as a supeificial form of malignant fibrous histiocytoma ( MFH). We report the first national case in a 78-year-old woman. Clinical and histopathological characteristics of this tumor are discussed.

Keywords:
Atypical fibroxanthoma; Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Conjunctiva

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