Squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle: case reports.

Autor: Van De Put MA; 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Groningen - The Netherlands., Haeseker BI, De Wolff-Rouendaal D, De Keizer RJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of ophthalmology [Eur J Ophthalmol] 2014 May-Jun; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 441-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 16.
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000399
Abstrakt: Purpose: To report 2 cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle.
Methods: Two patients, a 38-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman, presented with a painful mass in the medial angle of the eyelid aperture, with signs of inflammation. Biopsy was performed in both cases.
Results: Pathologic examination revealed a keratinized squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle in both cases.
Conclusions: We report 2 more cases of the rarely found squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal caruncle.
Databáze: MEDLINE