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Conjunctival Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
1778564
•Concept ID:
C5446578
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A sarcoma that arises from the conjunctiva. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Successful treatment of conjunctival classic Kaposi's sarcoma with topical timolol.
Tourlaki A, Maronese CA, Brambilla L
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Oct;156(5):629-630. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.21.06854-1. PMID: 33890730
Intraocular medulloepithelioma - A review of clinical features, DICER 1 mutation, and management.
Tadepalli SH, Shields CL, Shields JA, Honavar SG
Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Jun;67(6):755-762. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_845_19. PMID: 31124483Free PMC Article
Medical management of AIDS patients. Ophthalmic problems.
Heinemann MH
Med Clin North Am 1992 Jan;76(1):83-97. PMID: 1309268

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intramuscular Eyelid Myxoma.
Liu CK, Williamson JE 3rd, Milman T, Lally SE, Shields CL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;38(6):e180-e183. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002236. PMID: 35793663
Ocular surface neoplasias and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Weinstein JE, Karp CL
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2013 Feb;26(1):58-65. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32835b5969. PMID: 23188212
The role of infectious agents in the etiology of ocular adnexal neoplasia.
Verma V, Shen D, Sieving PC, Chan CC
Surv Ophthalmol 2008 Jul-Aug;53(4):312-31. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.04.008. PMID: 18572051Free PMC Article
Ocular manifestations of AIDS.
Verma N, Kearney J
P N G Med J 1996 Sep;39(3):196-9. PMID: 9795562
The epidemiology of AIDS--related neoplasms.
Biggar RJ, Rabkin CS
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1996 Oct;10(5):997-1010. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70380-4. PMID: 8880192

Diagnosis

Generalized Reddish Skin Nodules.
Hamijoyo L, Yaddin DF, Wijaya I, Fianza PI, Usman HA, Hernowo BS, Ceana HY, Pangastuti M, Hartantri Y
Acta Med Indones 2023 Apr;55(2):223-225. PMID: 37524604
Intramuscular Eyelid Myxoma.
Liu CK, Williamson JE 3rd, Milman T, Lally SE, Shields CL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;38(6):e180-e183. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002236. PMID: 35793663
Conjunctival Kaposi's Sarcoma.
Gouveia-Moraes F, Campos N
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 16;385(12):e36. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2105217. PMID: 34525288
Extracutaneous malignant melanomas.
Hussein MR
Cancer Invest 2008 Jun;26(5):516-34. doi: 10.1080/07357900701781762. PMID: 18568775
Ocular manifestations of AIDS.
Verma N, Kearney J
P N G Med J 1996 Sep;39(3):196-9. PMID: 9795562

Therapy

Uses of eye drops in dermatology, literature review.
Sarsik SM, El-Amawy HS
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Sep;33(6):2758-2770. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2022.2079598. PMID: 35652324
Human immunodeficiency virus-associated giant conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma: complete remission with antiretroviral therapy and systemic chemotherapy.
Eduardo-Sánchez YW, Fernández-Agrafojo D
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2018 Jun;93(6):310-312. Epub 2017 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2017.07.010. PMID: 28886932
Conjunctival papillomatous lesion.
Adamopoulou C, Rotberg L, Baker JD
JAMA Ophthalmol 2014 Dec;132(12):1481-2. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.3883. PMID: 25501399
Ocular surface neoplasias and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Weinstein JE, Karp CL
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2013 Feb;26(1):58-65. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32835b5969. PMID: 23188212
The epidemiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome malignancies.
Goedert JJ
Semin Oncol 2000 Aug;27(4):390-401. PMID: 10950365

Prognosis

Intramuscular Eyelid Myxoma.
Liu CK, Williamson JE 3rd, Milman T, Lally SE, Shields CL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;38(6):e180-e183. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002236. PMID: 35793663
Extracutaneous malignant melanomas.
Hussein MR
Cancer Invest 2008 Jun;26(5):516-34. doi: 10.1080/07357900701781762. PMID: 18568775
Ocular manifestations of AIDS.
Verma N, Kearney J
P N G Med J 1996 Sep;39(3):196-9. PMID: 9795562
Ophthalmic complications of HIV/AIDS.
Ah-Fat FG, Batterbury M
Postgrad Med J 1996 Dec;72(854):725-30. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.854.725. PMID: 9015465Free PMC Article
Tumors of the cornea and conjunctiva.
Heffler KF
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1995 Aug;6(4):32-8. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199508000-00007. PMID: 10172412

Clinical prediction guides

Conjunctival pyogenic granuloma during pregnancy.
Şekkeli MZ, Hoşal MB, Öcal E, Heper A
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2021;84(5):490-493. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20210072. PMID: 34550219
Clinicopathologic presentation of malignant orbito-ocular tumors in Kano, Nigeria: A prospective multicenter study.
Habib SG, Lawan A, Victoria P
Ann Afr Med 2019 Apr-Jun;18(2):86-91. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_37_18. PMID: 31070150Free PMC Article
Prognostication in eye cancer: the latest tumor, node, metastasis classification and beyond.
Kivelä T, Kujala E
Eye (Lond) 2013 Feb;27(2):243-52. Epub 2012 Dec 21 doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.256. PMID: 23258307Free PMC Article
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Thomas JO
Semin Oncol 2001 Apr;28(2):198-206. doi: 10.1016/s0093-7754(01)90092-2. PMID: 11301383
Kaposi's sarcoma of the ocular adnexa.
Brun SC, Jakobiec FA
Int Ophthalmol Clin 1997 Fall;37(4):25-38. doi: 10.1097/00004397-199703740-00004. PMID: 9429930

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