A new OCT sign of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea

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• 作者：P. Rodr&iacute ; guez-Aus&iacute ; n^a ; ^{pazrausin@telefonica.net" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; C. Hita-Antó ; n^a ; C. M&iacute ; guez-Garcia^a ; D. Antol&iacute ; n-Garcia^a ; J. Suá ; rez-Aguado^b
• 关键词：Squamous cell corneal carcinoma ; Stromal keratitis ; Corneal infiltrate ; Corneal neovascularization
• 刊名：Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：91
• 期：2
• 页码：90-93
• 全文大小：913 K

文摘

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.

Discussion

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.