title: Histological types of spindle cell carcinoma of the cornea and conjunctiva. A clinicopathologic report of 8 patients with ultrastructural and immunohistochemical findings in three tumors.
abstract: We analysed the clinical and pathological features of 8 patients with spindle cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva and/or cornea. Four tumors arose from the cornea of atrophic eyes that had previous corneal ulcers. The tumors could be divided into 3 types according to their histopathological findings: fibrosarcomatous type, fibro-histiocytomatous type, and rhabdomyosarcomatous type. The 8 patients were misdiagnosed clinically and pathologically. Careful retrospective histopathologic examination using serial sections and in some tumors the addition of ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies revealed the correct diagnosis. Follow-up data were obtained in 5 patients. Four of them were alive for 20, 10, 3, and 2 years respectively after surgery. One conjunctival tumor recurred 10 months after local excision.
authors: Eye Pathology Laboratory, Eye and E.N.T. Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Ni
authors: B K
authors: BK
authors: Guo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis