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Shin, Sohn, Goo, Park, Choi, Kim, Cho, Yoo, and Roh: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cornea
Case Report
Yonsei Medical Journal

Yonsei Medical Journal 2001; 42(5): 576-579.

Published online: 3 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2001.42.5.576

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cornea

Hyun Joon Shin1, 4, 5, Joo Hyuk Sohn1, 4, 5, Young Suck Goo1, Jeong Youp Park1, Chang Hwan Choi1, Eung Kweon Kim2, Sang Ho Cho3, Nae Choon Yoo1, 4, 5, Jae Kyung Roh1, 4, 5

1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

3Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

4Yonsei Cancer Center, Seoul, Korea.

5Yonsei Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea.

Reprint address: requests to Dr. Nae-Choon Yoo, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea. Tel: 82-2-361-7652, Fax: 82-2-393-3652, joonforever@hanmail.net

Received 7 May 2001       Accepted 15 October 2001

Copyright © 2001 The Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

In this paper, a case of corneal squamous cell carcinoma is reported. Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea is a rare disorder and has not been previously described in the Korean literature. In this case, the invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea was treated by complete excision and cryotherapy. No evidence of metastasis or recurrence has been found since the procedure. Complete excision and adjunctive cryotherapy has become the treatment of choice because of the higher recurrence rate following a simple excision.

Keywords: Cornea, squamous cell carcinoma

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