Complete Response to Immunotherapy Using Pembrolizumab in a Patient With Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Nodal Metastasis.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
; 40(5): e171-e174, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
A 92-year-old woman presented with a large bulbar conjunctival mass in the OD. She also had a palpable parotid mass which on fine needle aspiration biopsy confirmed to be metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The conjunctival mass was biopsied to confirm the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma with positive programmed cell death ligand 1 expression and a high tumor mutation burden. She was treated with pembrolizumab and had complete resolution of the conjunctival mass and the associated parotid metastasis after just 2 cycles of treatment. This case underscores the promising role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, especially when surgery is associated with significant ocular morbidity, in patients who may not be good surgical candidates, or in patients with metastasis.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias de la Conjuntiva
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados
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Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos
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Metástasis Linfática
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Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
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2024
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