Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma requiring orbital exenteration: case report
A case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is presented. The lesion was removed with recurrence in another conjunctival site. The patient received cycles of 5-Fluorouracil as adjuvant treatment to the surgical removal and presented unfavorable evolution, requiring orbital exenteration. C...
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Published in | Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 61 - 63 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Portuguese |
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Brazil
01.01.2012
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Summary: | A case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is presented. The lesion was removed with recurrence in another conjunctival site. The patient received cycles of 5-Fluorouracil as adjuvant treatment to the surgical removal and presented unfavorable evolution, requiring orbital exenteration. Comments are made on the use of antimitotic drugs in the management of these lesions. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-3 ObjectType-Case Study-4 |
ISSN: | 1678-2925 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-27492012000100013 |