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Year : 1991 | Volume
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Neoplasms of the limbus
PP Sunderraj, Ravi K Viswanathan, R Balachander
Govt. Ophthalmic Hospital and Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Madras, India
Correspondence Address:
P P Sunderraj 17 Alagappa Lay-out, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu 642001 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
PMID: 1810878
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One hundred consecutively excised and histologically diagnosed limbal neoplasms were analyzed. Majority (56%) of the affected patients were less than 30 years old. Benign tumours (77%) outnumbered the malignancies. Dermoids (29%) and hyperplastic squamous epithelium or 'epidermalization' (26%) were the commonest benign neoplasms. Squamous cell carcinoma, including frank and non-invasive carcinoma (23%) was the most frequent malignant tumour. These observations were compared with previous Indian and Western studies and the implications discussed. |
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