Rev Bras Oftalmol.2012;71(1):56-59
Spindle cell nevus of Reed in the conjunctiva
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-72802012000100011
The authors report one case of nevus of Reed, which has histological aspect of malignancy, but a benign evolution. A 48-years-old brown skin male presented nasal pterygium in right eye, associated with a small and poorly pigmented lesion located on the pterygium head. Both were excised without complications and, currently, there is no recidivation. The histopathological examination revealed one lesion with defined edges, limited to the epithelium, consisted of spindle cells perpendiculars to the surface and with sparse melanin pigmentation. The initial diagnosis was Spitz nevus, but, afterwards, we concluded that was the spindle cell nevus of Reed. This report is the second in the international literature and the first in Brazil.