Topical fl uorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
Background Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is an aggressive eye tumour particularly aff ecting people with HIV in Africa. Primary treatment is surgical excision; however, tumour recurrence is common. We assessed the eff ect of fl uorouracil 1%
Gichuhi, Stephen +12 more
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Genome-wide RNA-Sequencing analysis reveals a distinct fibrosis gene signature in the conjunctiva after glaucoma surgery [PDF]
Fibrosis-related events play a part in most blinding diseases worldwide. However, little is known about the mechanisms driving this complex multifactorial disease.
A Dobin +68 more
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Incidence of orbital, conjunctival and lacrimal gland malignant tumors in USA from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results, 1973-2009 [PDF]
AIM: To determine the types and incidence of tumors affecting the orbit, conjunctiva and lacrimal glands and to study the trend line of these tumors in the United States from 1973 to 2009.
Alfaar, Ahmad S. +3 more
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Conjunctival Follicular Lymphoma after Treatment for Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Backgrounds/Aims: The authors describe the case of a 79-year-old Caucasian woman who presented an ocular adnexal lesion as the first clinical manifestation of a systemic follicular lymphoma, highlighting the clinicopathological features of this rare ...
Laura Pires da Cunha +5 more
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Recurrent atypical fibroxanthoma of the limbus [PDF]
Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.We report an unusual presentation of recurrent atypical fibroxanthoma of the limbus.
Brennan, Catriona +3 more
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ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence, viral load, tissue tropism, and genetic variability of novel human papillomavirus (HPV) type 179, which is etiologically associated with sporadic cases of common warts in immunocompromised patients, and ...
Lea Hošnjak +4 more
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Tumor-like corneal limbal lesions
Background: Primary tumors of the cornea and sclera are extremely rare. Most tumors of this region are secondary neoplasms arising from adjacent ocular structures.
K.V. Sereda +4 more
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A Rare Case Of Conjunctival Rhinosporidiosis Mimicking A Neoplasm In Ghana.
Introduction: Rhinosporidiosis has not been reported in the literature, in Ghana. It is however endemic in India, mostly presenting as tumorous growths within the nasal cavity and conjunctiva. Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi an organism initially thought to be a fungus, but now newly classified as ...
Kofi Ulzen-Appiah +3 more
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Hemangiosarcoma of the third eyelid in a horse [PDF]
A 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare was referred to the equine clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ghent University) for a mass on the third eyelid of the right eye. The horse had been having a recurrent red-tinged ocular discharge for several
Chiers, Koen +4 more
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Gastric signet‐ring cell carcinoma in a child: A clinical case study
Abstract Gastric signet‐ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is a rare form of gastric cancer characterized by mucus‐rich tumor cells forming a distinctive ring‐like appearance and is exceedingly rare in children, accounting for less than 1% of all childhood malignancies.
Jiaxian Wang +6 more
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