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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 7-10 |
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Morphological spectrum of excised conjunctival lesions in a tertiary hospital in North-Western Nigeria
Sadiq Hassan1, Saudat Garba Habib1, Imam Ibrahim Muhammad2, Philip Ifeanyichukwu Ebisike3, Abdu Lawan1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Histopathology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
3 Department of Optometry, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Saudat Garba Habib
Department of Ophthalmology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_29_19
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Context: Conjunctiva is a transparent membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and the globe up to the corneoscleral limbus. It is a common site for the growth of lesions in the eye. Depending on their origin, conjunctival lesions could be non-neoplastic and neoplastic. The neoplastic lesions are either benign or malignant. These lesions can be distinguished based on the patient's history, clinical presentation and histopathological features. Aims: In this study, the pattern of excised conjunctival lesions was determined. Methods and Material: This was a 6-year (2010–2015) retrospective study of all excised conjunctival lesions diagnosed at the Pathology Laboratory of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. Statistical analysis used: Data were analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 20.0; SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Results: A total of 198 conjunctival lesions were diagnosed during the period. The male patients were 136 (68.70%), whereas the females were 62 (31.30%) with male-to-female ratio of 2.2:1, with a mean age ± standard deviation of 37.69 ± 16.39 years. The neoplastic nature of the lesions was as follows: 54 (27.3%) were malignant, 61 (30.8%) were pre-malignant and 83 (41.9%) were benign. The most common lesions observed were conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, dysplasia and squamous papilloma with frequencies of 50 (25.30%), 46 (23.20%) and 24 (12.10%), respectively. Conclusions: Benign lesions are the most common conjunctival lesions, whereas squamous papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common benign and malignant lesions, respectively.
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