Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma may be more aggressive in organ transplant recipients

Patients who underwent an organ transplant and were diagnosed with conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma presented with greater tumor thickness and larger basal diameter compared with patients who did not undergo an organ transplant.
“A comparison of 12 patients with conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in transplant recipients with 440 patients with cSCC overall revealed those in transplant recipients was associated with younger age, male sex, Caucasian race, diffuse location, larger basal diameter and greater tumor thickness,” Carol L. Shields, MD, told Healio/OSN.
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