J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2003 Nov;44(11):2669-2674.

Management of Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Cryotherapy, and Amniotic Membrane Graft

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea. jongsool@pusan.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
We reported the surgical efficacy of amniotic membrane graft with cryotherapy, after primary surgical resection of the conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma METHODS: Three cases of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma were completely resected with two layered cryotherapy along inner and outer side of tumor margin The extensive conjunctival defect was reconstructed with amniotic membrane graft. We evaluated the surgical effect and recurrence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma after surgery. RESULTS: Conjunctiva and cornea were completely healed with no recurrence, during the follow up of 8 months, 18 months, and 22 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical excision with adjunctive cryotherapy in peripheral area of the tumor margin and amniotic membrane transplantation could be considered effective method for treatment of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma.

Keyword

Amniotic membrane graft; Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma; Cryotherapy; Surgical Excision

MeSH Terms

Amnion*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*
Conjunctiva
Cornea
Cryotherapy*
Follow-Up Studies
Recurrence
Transplants*
Full Text Links
  • JKOS
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr