Papilloma of the Cornea | |
Arises from the limbal area and spreads towards the conjunctiva and onto the cornea. Each papilla of the tumor is vascularized. The basal lamina is intact and therefore the lesion can be removed from the cornea by scraping Bowman's membrane. | |
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany | |
D31.1 | |
Conjunctiva -> Tumor, Neoplasma -> Benign -> Papilloma | |
tumor | |
5089 |