A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia

Thomas P Moloney,1 Tanya Trinh,2 Jonathon J Farrah1,21Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaAbstract: Conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a...

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Autores principales:	Moloney TP, Trinh T, Farrah JJ
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2013
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:882a7ae8236c4494b2da8e6e109eb5532021-12-02T06:37:11ZA case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/882a7ae8236c4494b2da8e6e109eb5532013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/a-case-of-conjunctival-mucoepidermoid-carcinoma-in-australia-a15219https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Thomas P Moloney,1 Tanya Trinh,2 Jonathon J Farrah1,21Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaAbstract: Conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a very rare but highly aggressive conjunctival neoplasm with 42 previously reported cases. We report the case of a 56-year-old male with a left ocular surface squamous neoplasm, which was subsequently treated with excision and autoconjunctival graft. Histopathology of the operative specimen reported a low-grade conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and the patient was then treated with an adjunctive course of mitomycin C. On review 10 months after lesion excision, there was no recurrence, and the patient was otherwise well. Due to its rare incidence, difficult clinical diagnosis, and accompanying poor prognosis, conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival neoplasms, and full histopathologic examination, including mucin-staining techniques, of all suspicious conjunctival biopsies should occur.Keywords: conjunctiva, neoplasm, pterygium, mitomycin CMoloney TPTrinh TFarrah JJDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2014, Iss default, Pp 11-14 (2013)
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description	Thomas P Moloney,1 Tanya Trinh,2 Jonathon J Farrah1,21Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaAbstract: Conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a very rare but highly aggressive conjunctival neoplasm with 42 previously reported cases. We report the case of a 56-year-old male with a left ocular surface squamous neoplasm, which was subsequently treated with excision and autoconjunctival graft. Histopathology of the operative specimen reported a low-grade conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and the patient was then treated with an adjunctive course of mitomycin C. On review 10 months after lesion excision, there was no recurrence, and the patient was otherwise well. Due to its rare incidence, difficult clinical diagnosis, and accompanying poor prognosis, conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival neoplasms, and full histopathologic examination, including mucin-staining techniques, of all suspicious conjunctival biopsies should occur.Keywords: conjunctiva, neoplasm, pterygium, mitomycin C
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title	A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia
title_short	A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia
title_full	A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia
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publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2013
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A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia

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