title: A new oct sign of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea.
abstract: METHODS
  A case is reported of an unusual progressive corneal opacification and neovascularization caused by a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cornea. A patient with a white stromal infiltrate, consistent with herpetic stromal keratitis, showed a very particular image in optical coherence tomography (OCT), resembling a "tongue of lava" sliding between corneal lamellae. Histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of SCC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge this is the first report in the literature of this peculiar image with OCT. Squamous Cell Carcinoma is an extremely rare cause of progressive corneal opacification and neovascularization, and a delayed diagnosis may lead to unsuccessful treatment and loss of the eyeball.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: pazrausin@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Ausín
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hita-Antón
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Míguez-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antolín-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suárez-Aguado
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003315:Cornea; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
keywords: Carcinoma corneal de células escamosas; Corneal infiltrate; Corneal neovascularization; Infiltrado corneal; Neovascularización corneal; Queratitis estromal; Squamous cell corneal carcinoma; Stromal keratitis