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Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:1265-1268.

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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare conjunctival neoplasm¹ that is a common malignancy in the salivary glands.^2-3 In the conjunctiva it often mimics squamous cell carcinoma.³ Histologically the tumors are believed to arise from pluripotential basal cells and, possibly, mucus-secreting elements, and therefore are composed of mucus-secreting cells intermixed with epidermoid cells.¹

The clear cell variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma has been described in the major and minor salivary glands, the oral cavity, the skin, and the upper respiratory tract.^4-6 We report a case of a clear cell variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva. To our knowledge, this variant has not been previously reported in the conjunctiva.

Report of a Case

A 65-year-old Hispanic man was first seen by us with a 2-month history of a large, multilobulated conjunctival tumor on the lateral epibulbar surface of the left eye. His ocular history was unremarkable. His medical history was pertinent for uncontrolled diabetes mellitus for 5 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Rashmi Kapur, MD; Joel Sugar, MD; Deepak P. Edward, MD