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Interactive Case Study - December 2022

‎72-Year-Old Man with Papule of Medial Eye

Samantha K. Ong, BA; Dr. Albert Alhatem, MD ‎


Question 1:

A 72-year-old man presented with a new, solitary lesion located at the left medial canthus, involving the caruncle, which had persisted for a month. His past medical history included Parkinson Disease, hyperlipidemia, and anxiety for which he was taking appropriate medications. Physical exam revealed an erythematous papule with mild pruritus and irritation on the left caruncle (Figure 1). Biopsy of the lesion revealed the following histopathology (Figures 2-4). 

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Figure 1. Papule in medial canthus


Figure 2. H&E, 40x

 
Figure 3. H&E, 200x

 
Figure 4. H&E, 600x


 
What is the most likely diagnosis?‎