Metastatic Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the conjunctiva | Zendy

Hind M. Alkatan | Zendy; Mohammed A. Al-Motlak | Zendy; Ahlam Abdullah Al-Shedoukhy | Zendy

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Metastatic Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the conjunctiva

Author(s) -

Hind M. Alkatan,

Mohammed A. Al-Motlak,

Ahlam Abdullah Al-Shedoukhy

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

saudi journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2542-6680

pISSN - 1319-4534

DOI - 10.1016/j.sjopt.2010.06.004

Subject(s) - medicine , conjunctiva , basal cell , metastasis , pathology , carcinoma , lung , oncology , cancer

Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC) is one of the important ocular surface tumors. It is thought to be more advanced in this part of the world such as in Saudi Arabia. The Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma (SSCC) is a more aggressive variant. A single case of spindle squamous cell carcinoma tumor-related death due to bone and lung metastasis has been reported in Sweden in 1995. We are reporting a similar case of SSCC of the conjunctiva with eventual death because of bilateral lung metastasis in our area. Proper identification of this type of tumor by ocular pathologists and the need for future detailed clinicopathologic studies on CSCC in Saudi Arabia is emphasized.

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