title: Giant conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment with surgery following topical interferon alpha-2b.
abstract: METHODS
  A 50-year-old man presented with a giant and invasive mass at the nasal limbus in his right eye. A surgical excision without safety margins was promptly performed, followed by interferon alpha-2b (IFNα2b) eye drops. After monitoring the patient for two years and after performing a number of biopsies, he remains free from any signs of disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For cases of giant and invasive squamous cell carcinoma, to reverse the order of treatment, by first performing an early tumour excision, followed by the application of topical IFNα2b, may prove useful to achieve total remission of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, España. Electronic address: c.murciabello@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murcia Bello
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lleó Pérez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Navarro Piera
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions
keywords: Carcinoma de conjuntiva; Carcinoma de superficie ocular; Carcinoma escamoso gigante; Carcinoma limbar; Conjunctival carcinoma; Giant squamous cell carcinoma; Interferon alpha-2b; Interferón alfa-2b; Limbus carcinoma; Ocular surface carcinoma