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15957484

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma is generally a low-grade malignancy. A 42-year-old man presented with histologic evidence of extra-tumoral perineural invasion associated with an incompletely excised limbal conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma. Despite further surgery, close observation, plaque radiotherapy, and eyelid-sparing orbital exenteration followed by external beam radiotherapy, the patient developed intracranial perineural invasion with involvement of the trigeminal and facial nerves, ultimately resulting in death. Repeated magnetic resonance imaging with contrast failed to detect perineural invasion until late in the course of disease. Awareness of the possibility of perineural invasion in patients with conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma and of its aggressive nature may be life-saving. Nevertheless, even with initial aggressive tumor control, some patients will show an aggressive tumor growth with recurrences.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1542-8877
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion resulting in death.
pubmed:affiliation
Oculoplastic & Orbital Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports