title: Corneal carcinoma.
abstract: Carcinomas of the cornea have not yet been described in the literature. A 50-year-old man underwent keratoplasty because of corneal dystrophy. Microscopic examination disclosed a squamous-cell carcinoma which had spread over the entire cornea and just reached the limbus.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daxecker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mikuz
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged