April 2011
Volume 52, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2011
The Rate Of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Among Pterygia
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Isabella T. Phan
    University of California, San Francisco,
    Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, California
  • Michele M. Bloomer
    Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
  • Bennie Jeng
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology,
    Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, California
  • Stephen McLeod
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology,
    Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, California
  • Alan Lowinger
    Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Isabella T. Phan, None; Michele M. Bloomer, None; Bennie Jeng, None; Stephen McLeod, None; Alan Lowinger, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  None
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2011, Vol.52, 3373. doi:
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      Isabella T. Phan, Michele M. Bloomer, Bennie Jeng, Stephen McLeod, Alan Lowinger; The Rate Of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Among Pterygia. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011;52(14):3373.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To determine the rate of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) among pterygium specimens.

Methods: : Retrospective review of histopathologic slides. All histopathologic specimens from 1989-2009 with a clinical diagnosis of pterygium were reviewed. Specimens were evaluated for presence and grade of dysplasia.

Results: : A total of 288 specimens were included. The rate of any dysplasia was 2.1% (n=6). All dysplasia was low-grade. There were no cases of high-grade dysplasia or squamous cell carcinoma.

Conclusions: : The rate of dysplasia among pterygium samples in San Francisco is 2.5%. Given the rate of unsuspected dysplasia among pterygia, all pterygium specimens should be submitted for histopathologic evaluation.

Keywords: pterygium • oncology • pathology: human 
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