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ArticleCase reports in ophthalmological medicine2018

Treatment and Pathology of an Unusual Large Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva.

Thomas Stahnke, Ngoy Kilangalanga, Steffi Knappe, Rudolf F Guthoff, Andreas Erbersdobler

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Article in Case reports in ophthalmological medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas StahnkeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Doberaner Straße 140, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Ngoy KilangalangaEye Department, Hospital Saint Joseph, 322 Limete, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Steffi KnappeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Doberaner Straße 140, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Rudolf F GuthoffDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Doberaner Straße 140, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Andreas ErbersdoblerInstitute of Pathology, Rostock University Medical Center, Strempelstraße 14, 18055 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2624-7362
University of Rostock · DEKinshasa General Hospital · CD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a malignant tumor which is mostly detected and surgically treated at an early stage because of medical or cosmetic problems. Exceptions of this rule may occur in developing countries, where patients do not have access to standard medical care systems. We report the case of a conjunctival carcinoma in an African patient with an unusually late presentation. Because of local medical shortcomings, and considering the severe, transmural inflammation of anterior ocular structures, an exenteration was performed although the orbit was not deeply involved with the tumor. The strong nuclear expression of p53 indicates a major role of UV exposure in this case. A total of 16-month follow-up in this patient and larger published series suggest that the risk of metastasis is rather low under those circumstances, even with invasive tumors.

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PMID29805827
PMCPMC5899844
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