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Topical interferon alpha-2b for a giant ocular surface squamous neoplasia: 7 years of follow-up after complete remission.

Virgilio GalvisNathalia J MorenoAlejandro TelloNéstor I Carreño
Published in: BMJ case reports (2021)
A man with a history of blind eye due to trauma 22 years earlier consulted at 53 years of age with a large conjunctival neoplastic lesion, compromising almost the entire temporal limbus, and reaching a size of approximately 16 mm on its larger diameter, in the conjunctiva. Management was started with topical and subconjunctival chemotherapy (interferon alpha-2b) in order to perform immunoreduction, but a dramatic response with total disappearance of the lesion was observed. In the follow-up time period of more than 7 years, there were no signs of recurrence.
Keyphrases
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • immune response
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • wound healing
  • optic nerve
  • optical coherence tomography
  • chemotherapy induced