Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma requiring orbital exenteration: case report

Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
Larissa Horikawa SattoSilvana Artioli Schellini

Abstract

A case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is presented. The lesion was removed with recurrence in another conjunctival site. The patient received cycles of 5-Fluorouracil as adjuvant treatment to the surgical removal and presented unfavorable evolution, requiring orbital exenteration. Comments are made on the use of antimitotic drugs in the management of these lesions.

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