Two Cases of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bulbar Conjunctiva.
- Author:
Dong Min KIM
1
;
Sang Hoon RHA
;
Seon Ki WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bulbar conjunctiva;
limbus;
squamous cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Conjunctiva*;
Cornea;
Humans;
Male;
Rare Diseases;
Sclera;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1989;30(5):799-803
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a rare disease and usually arises at the limbus and spreads to the cornea, adjacent bulbar conjunctiva and sclera. We experienced two cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea and bulbar conjunctiva. One patient was a 36-year old male with progressive loss of visual acuity and discomfort in the nasal side of the left eyeball for about 7 months. The other patient was a 67-year old male with excessive tearing, recurrent conjunctival injection and elevated mass on inferonasal side of the limbus of the left eye. Excisional biopsy was carried out and histopathologic examination revealed bulbar squamous cell carcinoma in both patients.
