title: [Keratoplasty in unsuspected corneal cancer--case report].
abstract: A carcinoma of the cornea is rare. A 48-year-old man underwent keratoplasty because of corneal dystrophy. Micro-scopic examination showed a squamous cell carcinoma that had spread over the entire cornea and had just reached the limbus. A conjunctival biopsy was performed. Histological analysis showed conjunctival tissue that was covered with normal epithelium. No carcinoma cells were evident.
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 / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Keratoplastik bei unbekanntem Hornhautkarzinom--Fallbericht.