Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar-Apr;31(2):e28-30. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000056.

Abstract

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma is a distinct variant of squamous cell carcinoma, and it is more aggressive and has a poorer prognosis than conventional squamous cell carcinoma. Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma has been reported to arise from many organs, mainly in the upper aerodigestive tract. Herein, the authors present a 77-year-old woman with a basaloid squamous cell carcinoma over her limbal conjunctiva in the OD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Basosquamous / surgery
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism
  • Limbus Corneae / pathology
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Orbit / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CKAP4 protein, human
  • Ki-67 Antigen
  • Membrane Proteins