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Benign tumors of the conjunctiva are much more common than malignant tumors of the conjunctiva. In this chapter, benign tumors of epithelial and melanocytic origin, which comprise the majority of the conjunctival tumors, are described. Benign conjunctival tumors of stromal origin are described in Chap. 18.
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Pe’er, J. (2014). Conjunctival and Corneal Tumors: Benign Epidermal and Melanocytic Tumors. In: Pe'er, J., Singh, A. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38336-6_15
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