High frequency of squamous intraepithelial neoplasia in pterygium related to low ultraviolet light exposure

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinically unsuspected ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in cases of biopsied pterygium (PT). Methods: We reviewed 15,016 cases presented at the Henry C. Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory during the period 1993–2013. All case...

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Main Authors: Pablo Zoroquiain, Samir Jabbour, Sultan Aldrees, Natalia Villa, Vasco Bravo-Filho, Helena Dietrich, Patrick Logan, Miguel N. Burnier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453416000308