ABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: We present a case report of a 28-year-old patient with a lesion that is compatible both clinically and histopathologically with conjunctival keratoacanthoma. The treatment given was complete excision and 0.04% mitomycin C eye drops in the postoperative period. The outcome was a complete clinical remission during the follow-up period (6 months). DISCUSSION: It is important to make a correct differential diagnosis between keratoacanthoma and squamous cell carcinoma, as well as carrying out close monitoring after surgery due to the possibility of relapse and conversion to squamous cell carcinoma. For this reason, we propose the use of conjunctival impression cytology as a non-invasive method for monitoring such patients.
Subject(s)
Conjunctival Diseases/diagnosis , Epithelial Cells/pathology , Histocytological Preparation Techniques , Keratoacanthoma/diagnosis , Adult , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis , Combined Modality Therapy , Conjunctival Diseases/complications , Conjunctival Diseases/drug therapy , Conjunctival Diseases/pathology , Conjunctival Diseases/surgery , Conjunctival Neoplasms/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Fluorometholone/therapeutic use , Humans , Hyperemia/etiology , Keratoacanthoma/complications , Keratoacanthoma/drug therapy , Keratoacanthoma/pathology , Keratoacanthoma/surgery , Male , Mitomycin/therapeutic use , Pinguecula/etiologyABSTRACT
Caso clínico: Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 28 años con una lesión compatible clínica e histopatológicamente con queratoacantoma conjuntival. Fue tratado mediante excisión completa, y colirio de mitomicina C al 0,04% en el posoperatorio. El resultado ha sido la remisión clínica completa durante el tiempo de seguimiento (6 meses). Discusión: Es importante hacer un correcto diagnóstico diferencial entre queratoacantoma y carcinoma de células escamosas, así como un estrecho seguimiento postoperatorio por la posibilidad de recidiva o conversión a carcinoma de células escamosas. Para ello proponemos la citología de impresión conjuntival como un método no invasivo para el seguimiento de estos pacientes(AU)
Case report: We present a case report of a 28-year-old patient with a lesion that is compatible both clinically and histopathologically with conjunctival keratoacanthoma. The treatment given was complete excision and 0.04% mitomycin C eye drops in the postoperative period. The outcome was a complete clinical remission during the follow-up period (6 months). Discussion: It is important to make a correct differential diagnosis between keratoacanthoma and squamous cell carcinoma, as well as carrying out close monitoring after surgery due to the possibility of relapse and conversion to squamous cell carcinoma. For this reason, we propose the use of conjunctival impression cytology as a non-invasive method for monitoring such patients(AU)
