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Document 0556
DOCN M9640556
TI Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva in a patient with the
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
DT 9604
AU Muccioli C; Belfort R Jr; Burnier M; Rao N; Department of Ophthalmology,
Sao Paulo-Paulista School of; Medicine, Sao Paulo Hospital, Brazil.
SO Am J Ophthalmol. 1996 Jan;121(1):94-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96142054
AB PURPOSE: To alert ophthalmologists to the possibility of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in individuals with conjunctival
squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS: We treated a 24-year-old patient with
the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who developed a limbal mass. The
mass was excised and examined by routine histologic and
immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS: The histopathologic examination
disclosed infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma with features of spindle
cell carcinoma. Frequent abnormal mitotic figures were present in this
neoplasia. CONCLUSIONS: Squamous cell carcinoma with histologic features
of aggressive behavior in a young individual should alert physicians to
the possibility of HIV infection. Such patients may require frequent
follow-up examination, even after complete excision of the tumor.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Carcinoma,
Squamous Cell/COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Case Report
Conjunctival Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Follow-Up
Studies Human Male JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).