Abstract:RESUMOO melanoma da conjuntiva (MC) é um tumor que pode acometer a conjuntiva bulbar próxima ao limbo, conjuntiva palpebral, forniceal, na plica ou na região da carúncula, podendo originar a partir de áreas de melanose adquirida primária com atipia, de áreas com nevos conjuntivais, e em locais sem lesões. Clinicamente, apresenta-se como uma massa ou uma lesão conjuntival pigmentada elevada. Este estudo objetiva descrever um caso de melanoma conjuntival multifocal proveniente de nevus pigmentado preexistente. O… Show more
“…The conjunctival form has spindle-shaped and polyhedral pigmented epithelioid cells with the presence of intrusive and feeding vessels, commonly located in the bulbar conjunctiva. 2 …”
“…The conjunctival form has spindle-shaped and polyhedral pigmented epithelioid cells with the presence of intrusive and feeding vessels, commonly located in the bulbar conjunctiva. 2 …”
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