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Squamous cell carcinoma of cornea
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Squamous cell carcinoma of cornea

Sudesh K. Arya, Archana Malik, Spinderjeet G. Samra, Sonika Gupta, Hemlata Gupta and Sunandan Sood
International ophthalmology, v 28(5), pp 379-382
Oct 2008
PMID: 17898932

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Case Report Medicine Medicine & Public Health Ophthalmology
Purpose To report a case of isolated squamous cell carcinoma of cornea. Methods It is an observational case report. Results An 80-year-old man presented with decreased vision and a white gelatinous mass on his left cornea. Ocular examination revealed sparing of the limbus. There was no lymphadenopathy and no evidence of metastasis. The mass was excised completely with superficial keratectomy. Histopathology of the mass revealed it to be an invasive well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of cornea. Postoperatively mitomycin C (0.002%) eye drops were prescribed for 4 weeks. There has been no recurrence of the lesion till date. Conclusions Isolated squamous cell carcinoma of cornea, though a rare entity, should be kept in mind in patients with any corneal mass.

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