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Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 5/2011

01-09-2011 | Letter

Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the conjunctiva

Authors: Noriko Nishikawa, Kazuomi Hanada, Naoyuki Miyokawa, Yoshihiko Tokusashi, Akitoshi Yoshida

Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology | Issue 5/2011

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Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) typically develops in either the limbal or bulbar conjunctiva as a fleshy pink, gelatinous, amelanotic, sometimes plaquelike, mass. Black SCC or pigmented SCC(PSCC) is rare, with only about ten cases of the conjunctiva reported [1‐4]. Until 1990, most reported conjunctival PSCC cases were in patients of African descent [1, 2], and a few in other races were reported later [3, 4]. The case is of a Japanese patient. …
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Metadata
Title
Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the conjunctiva
Authors
Noriko Nishikawa
Kazuomi Hanada
Naoyuki Miyokawa
Yoshihiko Tokusashi
Akitoshi Yoshida
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0021-5155
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2246
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-011-0067-6

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