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Sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the caruncle: an uncommon diagnosis

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  1. Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies

    Georgette Crossman & Lizette Mowatt

  2. Ophthalmology Department, Kingston Public Hospital, North Street, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies

    Georgette Crossman

  3. Department of Pathology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies

    Jacqueline Jaggon

  4. Mona Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies

    Lizette Mowatt

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Crossman, G., Mowatt, L. & Jaggon, J. Sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the caruncle: an uncommon diagnosis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 2259–2260 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-2244-9

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