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Conjunctival and Corneal Tumors: Examination Techniques

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Conjunctival and corneal tumors are usually recognized at a relatively early stage because they are so readily visible. Slit-lamp examination by an experienced ophthalmologist can often provide a reliable diagnosis. All lesions, including their margins, should be documented photographically. Ancillary studies such as high-frequency ultrasound, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT), and confocal microscopy have become popular. Definitive diagnosis of ocular surface tumors requires histology, usually with immunohistochemistry. In recent years, genetic testing of the excised tissue has been performed in some centers. The scope of sentinel lymph node biopsy requires further investigation.

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  1. Ocular Oncology Service and Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Jacob Pe’er & Shahar Frenkel

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    Jacob Pe'er

  2. Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Arun D. Singh

  3. Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Bertil E. Damato

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Pe’er, J., Frenkel, S. (2019). Conjunctival and Corneal Tumors: Examination Techniques. In: Pe'er, J., Singh, A., Damato, B. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06046-6_12

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