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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
Clear cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva
Jill R Wells1, J Bradley Randleman, Hans E Grossniklaus
1Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a rare case of primary conjunctival clear cell carcinoma.
Methods:
The clinical history and pathologic findings were reviewed.
Results:
An 82-year-old white man presented with a lesion on his right conjunctiva for 8 months. An excisional biopsy was performed with wide margins and mitomycin C. Pathologic examination showed a papillary clear cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva. The patient has been followed for 6 months without recurrence.
Conclusions:
Primary clear cell carcinoma, a variant of squamous cell carcinoma, can occur in the conjunctiva.
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