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Invasive Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Histology, PAS)

Invasive Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Histology, PAS)
Histology (PAS): focal carcinoma in situ (CIS), TIS Nx Mx Y1 Patient: 68 years of age, male, BCVA 0.8 at OD, 0.2 at OS. General Medical History: arterial hypertension. Ocular Medical History: since 6 month red eye. Main Complaint: long lasting conjunctivitis, a “mass in the eye”. Purpose: to present an ocular surface squamous neoplasia . Methods: Colour Photography Anterior Segment. Findings: Colour Photography Anterior Segment: conjunctival neoplasia with intrinsic vascularity. Histology (PAS): focal carcinoma in situ (CIS), TIS Nx Mx Y1 Discussion: The conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma is an ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). The term ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) describes neoplastic epithelial abnormalities of conjunctiva and cornea. Chebbi A et al. (1) retrospectively analyzed medical records of 79 patients followed for primary malignant conjunctival tumors. They found invasive squamous cell carcinoma in 54%, epithelial dysplasia in 14%, carcinoma in situ in 9%, conjunctival malignant melanoma in 6%, and conjunctival lymphoma in 5%. Literature: 1) Prognosis of primary malignant tumors of the conjunctiva. Chebbi A, Bouguila H, Boukari M, Lajmi H, Bouzain M, Abess I, Malek I, Mrad K, Zeghal I, Nacef L. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2015 Jun;38(6):477-85.
Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für augenheilkundliche Präventivmedizin und Imaging, Augenklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland; Holbach, Leo, Prof. Dr. med., Augenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland, Erlangen, Deutschland
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Bindehaut / Konjunktiva -> Tumoren, Neoplasma -> Maligne Tumoren -> Invasives konjunktivales Plattenepithel-Karzinom (Farbphotographie Augenvorderabschnitt, Histologie)
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