Affiliation:
1. Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
2. Brien Holden Institute of Optometry and Vision Sciences, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
Abstract
Purpose To report the phenomenon of spontaneous regression in presumed ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) Methods Retrospective chart review of clinically diagnosed cases of OSSN during 2016 to 2019 Results Of the 449 OSSN lesions, spontaneous regression was seen in 8 lesions (2%). The mean age at diagnosis of OSSN was 37 years (median, 36 years; range, 21 to 59 years). All were males with unilateral, treatment-naïve tumors. Mean duration of symptoms was 3 months (median, 2 months; range, 1 to 12 months). All tumors arose within the interpalpebral region, located in the nasal quadrant in 88% (n = 7) and in temporal quadrant in 12% (n = 1). The mean tumor diameter was 4 mm (median, 4 mm; range, 3 to 5 mm). Lesions showed nodular (n = 4; 50%) or placoid (n = 4; 50%) morphology. The other features included keratin production and intrinsic vascularity (n = 8; 100%), feeder vessels (n = 4; 50%), and intratumoral pigmentation (n = 4; 50%). The diagnosis of OSSN was confirmed by classic anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) features. Tumors regressed after a mean period of 5 months (median, 4 months; range, <1 to 17 months) from presumed onset and a mean period of 2 months (median, 1 month; range, <1 to 6 months) from presentation to the clinic. No recurrences were noted at a mean follow up of 37 months (median, 35 months; range, 17 to 52 months) after spontaneous regression of tumors. Conclusion OSSN can spontaneously regress in 2% of cases. Immune-mediated reversal of dysplastic changes may explain this phenomenon. Précis In this study, spontaneous regression of presumed ocular surface squamous neoplasia was noted in 2% patients. Tumor regression resulted in restoration of normal epithelial architecture and no recurrences were observed during the follow-up period.
Funder
Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation
Subject
Ophthalmology,General Medicine
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