Surgical Management of Conjunctival Tumors

Orbital tumors in USA: Difference in survival patterns

“…Previously reported results showed up to 20% mortality at the five-year point, which doubled at 10 years [38][39][40]. Surgical excision with proper a safety margin is the primary line of management supported by other modalities [41]. It was noticed in our study that melanoma patients treated by surgery had higher relative survivals than patients treated by radiotherapy.…”

Orbital tumors in USA: Difference in survival patterns

“…Previously reported results showed up to 20% mortality at the five-year point, which doubled at 10 years [38][39][40]. Surgical excision with proper a safety margin is the primary line of management supported by other modalities [41]. It was noticed in our study that melanoma patients treated by surgery had higher relative survivals than patients treated by radiotherapy.…”

Excision, cryotherapy and mitomycin c for the treatment of conjunctival-corneal intraepithelial neoplasia

“…However, recurrence may occur, which makes it more aggressive (3) . Clinically, it is difficult to distinguish between NIC and SCC.Nevertheless, the SCC is considered a more advanced lesion thanin situ carcinoma, also being called "invasive" carcinoma, as it surpasses the basal membrane.Nevertheless, in situ carcinoma may develop into SCC and may also recur, as observed in this study in one of the patients in group 3, which leads us to consider it as an important lesion as CEC (8,9,17) . It is predominant in males, caucasians, residents in latitude below 30° degrees in latitude from Ecuador and elderly, especially after the fifth decade of life.…”

Management of Massive Malignant Melanoma of Conjunctiva

“…With deeper corneal involvement, en bloc lamellar keratectomy with excision of adjacent limbal and conjunctival neoplasm is advocated. 2,3 In this case, histopathology did not show any corneal stromal infiltration. Hence, an ophthalmologist should consider this as a differential diagnosis for rapidly growing conjunctival mass.…”

Orbital tumors in USA: Difference in survival patterns

“…Previously reported results showed up to 20% mortality at the five-year point, which doubled at 10 years [38][39][40]. Surgical excision with proper a safety margin is the primary line of management supported by other modalities [41]. It was noticed in our study that melanoma patients treated by surgery had higher relative survivals than patients treated by radiotherapy.…”

Excision, cryotherapy and mitomycin c for the treatment of conjunctival-corneal intraepithelial neoplasia

“…However, recurrence may occur, which makes it more aggressive (3) . Clinically, it is difficult to distinguish between NIC and SCC.Nevertheless, the SCC is considered a more advanced lesion thanin situ carcinoma, also being called "invasive" carcinoma, as it surpasses the basal membrane.Nevertheless, in situ carcinoma may develop into SCC and may also recur, as observed in this study in one of the patients in group 3, which leads us to consider it as an important lesion as CEC (8,9,17) . It is predominant in males, caucasians, residents in latitude below 30° degrees in latitude from Ecuador and elderly, especially after the fifth decade of life.…”

Management of Massive Malignant Melanoma of Conjunctiva

“…With deeper corneal involvement, en bloc lamellar keratectomy with excision of adjacent limbal and conjunctival neoplasm is advocated. 2,3 In this case, histopathology did not show any corneal stromal infiltration. Hence, an ophthalmologist should consider this as a differential diagnosis for rapidly growing conjunctival mass.…”

Orbital tumors in USA: Difference in survival patterns

“…Previously reported results showed up to 20% mortality at the five-year point, which doubled at 10 years [38][39][40]. Surgical excision with proper a safety margin is the primary line of management supported by other modalities [41]. It was noticed in our study that melanoma patients treated by surgery had higher relative survivals than patients treated by radiotherapy.…”

Excision, cryotherapy and mitomycin c for the treatment of conjunctival-corneal intraepithelial neoplasia

“…However, recurrence may occur, which makes it more aggressive (3) . Clinically, it is difficult to distinguish between NIC and SCC.Nevertheless, the SCC is considered a more advanced lesion thanin situ carcinoma, also being called "invasive" carcinoma, as it surpasses the basal membrane.Nevertheless, in situ carcinoma may develop into SCC and may also recur, as observed in this study in one of the patients in group 3, which leads us to consider it as an important lesion as CEC (8,9,17) . It is predominant in males, caucasians, residents in latitude below 30° degrees in latitude from Ecuador and elderly, especially after the fifth decade of life.…”

Management of Massive Malignant Melanoma of Conjunctiva

“…With deeper corneal involvement, en bloc lamellar keratectomy with excision of adjacent limbal and conjunctival neoplasm is advocated. 2,3 In this case, histopathology did not show any corneal stromal infiltration. Hence, an ophthalmologist should consider this as a differential diagnosis for rapidly growing conjunctival mass.…”