       Document 0556
 DOCN  M9640556
 TI    Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva in a patient with the
       acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
 DT    9604
 AU    Muccioli C; Belfort R Jr; Burnier M; Rao N; Department of Ophthalmology,
       Sao Paulo-Paulista School of; Medicine, Sao Paulo Hospital, Brazil.
 SO    Am J Ophthalmol. 1996 Jan;121(1):94-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96142054
 AB    PURPOSE: To alert ophthalmologists to the possibility of human
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in individuals with conjunctival
       squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS: We treated a 24-year-old patient with
       the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who developed a limbal mass. The
       mass was excised and examined by routine histologic and
       immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS: The histopathologic examination
       disclosed infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma with features of spindle
       cell carcinoma. Frequent abnormal mitotic figures were present in this
       neoplasia. CONCLUSIONS: Squamous cell carcinoma with histologic features
       of aggressive behavior in a young individual should alert physicians to
       the possibility of HIV infection. Such patients may require frequent
       follow-up examination, even after complete excision of the tumor.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS  Adult  Carcinoma,
       Squamous Cell/COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY  Case Report
       Conjunctival Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY  Follow-Up
       Studies  Human  Male  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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