AN UNCOMMON MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE CARUNCLE - REPORT OF A CASE OF UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA

The caruncle is an uncommon site for the occurrence of neoplasm despit e its diverse histological composition of conjunctival, lacrimal, and skin tissues. The following case report describes a 66-year-old man wh o suffered from a primary undifferentiated carcinoma of the left carun cle. He remained well with no evidence of recurrence 24 months after a complete surgical excision. To our knowledge, this could represent th e first case of undifferentiated carcinoma of the caruncle to be repor ted in the English literature. Early detection and complete excision f or this type of lesion could lead to a satisfactory clinical outcome.