title: Metastatic Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the conjunctiva.
abstract: Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC) is one of the important ocular surface tumors. It is thought to be more advanced in this part of the world such as in Saudi Arabia. The Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma (SSCC) is a more aggressive variant. A single case of spindle squamous cell carcinoma tumor-related death due to bone and lung metastasis has been reported in Sweden in 1995. We are reporting a similar case of SSCC of the conjunctiva with eventual death because of bilateral lung metastasis in our area. Proper identification of this type of tumor by ocular pathologists and the need for future detailed clinicopathologic studies on CSCC in Saudi Arabia is emphasized.
authors: Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Hind M
authors: HM
authors: Alkatan
authors: Mohammed A
authors: MA
authors: Al-Motlak
authors: Ahlam Abdullah
authors: AA
authors: Al-Shedoukhy
keywords: Conjunctiva; Metastasis; Squamous Spindle Cell Carcinoma
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