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Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
[Case for diagnosis: pigmented squamous cell carcinoma]
Thiago Jeunon de Sousa Vargas1, Clarissa Maria Da Cás Vita Campos, Rilza Beatriz Gayoso de A Coutinho
1Serviço de Dermatologia, Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. thiago.jeunon@gmail.com
Abstract:
Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma. Only 13 cases arising in the skin have been reported in the English literature, five cases in Latin America and none in Brazil. The authors report a case of pigmented squamous cell carcinoma, with emphasis on clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical aspects.
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