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Orient Journal of Surgical Sciences

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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital
Awka Anambra State Nigeria
Orient Journal of Surgical Sciences

Abstract

CONJUNCTIVAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN ONITSHA NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To describe the incidence and pattern of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma at the Guinness Eye Center Onitsha, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods: The case files of all patients with ocular and adnexal tumors at the Guinness Eye Center Onitsha between 2005 and 2017 were reviewed. Those with histological diagnosis of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma were selected and analyzed. Information obtained included age, sex, disease duration, diagnosis and co-morbidity. Results: There were 30 patients (0.03% of all new patients and 31.8% of all ocular and adnexal cancers); age range was 25 - 70 years; median - 33 years; 17 males, 13 females. Twenty eight out of the 30 (93.3%) patients were HIV-positive. All were unilateral. Four (13.3%) patients presented with orbital metastasis; 2 (6.6%) intraocular invasion and 1(3.3%) had recurrence after surgical excision. Seventeen (56.7%) patients presented with acuity 6/18 while 6 (20.0%) were blind in the affected eyes.

Conclusions: The incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in our hospital was at least 0.03%. It occurred commonly in young adults most of who were also HIV positive. Nearly half of the affected eyes presented with impaired vision, with 20.0% blindness rate.

Key words: Conjunctiva, Cancer, Squamous cell, HIV




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