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 inArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 61 - 63
Main Authors Satto, Larissa Horikawa, Marques, Mariangela Esther Alencar, Schellini, Silvana Artioli
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.01.2012
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Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy - methods
Conjunctival Neoplasms - pathology
Conjunctival Neoplasms - therapy
Fluorouracil - therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Orbit Evisceration
Orbital Neoplasms - pathology
Orbital Neoplasms - therapy
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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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ISSN:1678-2925
DOI:10.1590/S0004-27492012000100013