Surgical amniotic membrane transplantation after conjunctival and limbal tumor excision
Seniz Engur Goktas, Yasemin Katircioglu, Firdevs Ornek, T. Celik
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Seniz Engur Goktas, Yasemin Katircioglu, Firdevs Ornek, T. Celik | Yıl: 2017 | Dergi/Kurum: ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA | İndeks: WOS.SCI | DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170059 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Conjunctival neoplasm surgery, Squamous cell carcinoma, Amnion transplan
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results of patients treated by amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) following excision of conjunctival and limbal tumors.
Methods: A total of 14 eyes of 14 patients who underwent AMT after total lesion-free tumor excision and perilesional cryotherapy were evaluated.
Results: The excised tumors comprised 7 conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia, 5 conjunctival nevus, 1 primary acquired melanosis, and 1 squamous cell carcinoma. Limbus was involved in 10 cases, whereas cornea was involved in 6 cases. The average measurement of the tumor base was 14.8 mm (range 6-20 mm, SD 16 mm). The mean follow-up time period was 17.5 months (range 6-60 months, SD 20 months). Complete healing occurred in eight eyes, but limbal cell deficiency developed in two eyes. Four cases had recurrence and were treated with the same surgical and medical procedures; during follow-up after recurrence, superficial peripheral vascularization and corneal scar were noted to have developed.
Conclusions: AMT was effective for reconstruction of tissue defect after excision and cryotherapy of limbal and conjunctival tumors. In most of these cases, complete healing was achieved with a smooth, stable, and translucent surface.