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Labial adenocarcinoma after treatment with cyclosporin a in a patient with panuveitis
M Ramchandani1, A M Brown, J W Rippin
1Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Purpose:
To report a case of labial basal cell adenocarcinoma in a patient with uveitis on treatment with cyclosporin A.
Method:
Case report. A 73-year-old woman with panuveitis and retinal vasculitis presented with a lump on her lip after 52 months of treatment with cyclosporin A.
Result:
Excision biopsy showed a labial adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion:
Malignancy can occur after long-term cyclosporin A treatment for uveitis.
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