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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.114, No.8, p.446-450, 2013

Title: Therapy of melanocytic conjunctival tumors
Author: Jr. M. Halas, Z. Svetlosakova, P. Babal
Abstract: Background: Clinical experience of our single center in dealing with pigmented epibulbar lesions – melanocytic conjunctival tumors is presented. Since 2008 we use the topical treatment with mitomycin C (MMC) as an alternative or adjunctive method for excision in the treatment of melanocytic neoplasia of the conjunctiva.
Methods: The retrospective case series of 85 patients with pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva – melanocytic conjunctival tumors, histopathologically examined in the period 2001–2010 is presented. Since 2008 we started to apply MMC in the treatment of primary acquired melanosis (PAM) and dysplastic nevi. We apply MMC topically directly after an excision as 2-times five minutes application.
Results: In 85 patients with pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva histopathological findings after excision of the lesion showed in 68 (80 %) cases melanocytic nevocelullar nevus, out of which 55 cases were combined and 13 cases were junctional nevi. In 60 (80 %) cases of melanocytic nevi atypia was found in 25 patients (42 %), nevus without atypia was present in 35 cases (58 %). PAM with atypia was found in 16 patients (classified since 2000). During the period of application of MMC we diagnosed only one patient with primary conjunctival melanoma. There was no presence of relapse of the pigmented lesion either after primary excision or after excision with MMC.
Conclusion: Resection of more than one quadrant of bulbar conjunctiva in patients with pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva in cases of conjunctival nevus with atypia and PAM with atypia combined with topical MMC chemotherapy is an alternative therapy for residual pigmented lesions. There was no presence of relapse of pigmentation in area of excision with or without using MMC during the surgery in patients with PAM. The number of our patients is not sufficient yet to draw a conclusion (Fig. 6, Ref. 21).
Keywords: conjunctival neoplasia, primary acquired melanosis, mitomycin C therapy.
Year: 2013, Volume: 114, Issue: 8 Page From: 446, Page To: 450
doi:10.4149/BLL_2013_093


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