SOLITARY CORNEAL MYXOMA

Purpose, To report the clinicopathologic findings of a myxoma that aro se in the subepithelial region of the right cornea of a 53-year-old ma n 4 years after successful treatment of an infectious corneal ulcer. M ethods, Histopathologic and histochemical evaluation of corneal tissue . Results, This rare lesion appears to have originated from corneal st romal fibroblasts that reacted to an inflammatory stimulus and produce d excessive amounts of glycosaminoglycans (hyaluronic acid) rather tha n normal collagen, Conclusion. Myxoma formation may require interrupti on of Bowman's layer and proximity of the scar to the epithelium.