Malignant melanocytic lesions in clinically suspected pterygium
Malignant melanocytic lesions, though rare, may arise within or mimic pterygia. Their often amelanotic presentation can complicate clinical recognition. Routine histopathological evaluation of all excised pterygia is therefore essential to detect unexpected malignancies as conjunctival melanoma C-MIL.
Authors
- Rozina Ida Hajdú
- Claudia Auw-Haedrich
- Paola Kammrath Betancor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-6032)
- Othmane Touirssa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3608-1445)
- Thomas Reinhard
- Simone Nuessle
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2025-329171
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00