Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4006999 Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología 2014 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Corneal pigmented lesions tend to occur as a result of conjunctival or sclerocorneal limbus lesions spreading or arising de novo from melanocytic cells that have migrated following corneal injury. A biopsy should be carried out to type and distinguish benign lesions (nevus) from pre-malignant or malignant lesions (primary acquired melanosis or conjunctival melanoma).
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