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Mitomycin C therapy for corneal intraepithelial neoplasia masquerading as limbal stem cell deficiency with recurrent epithelial defect

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Diagnosis of corneal intraepithelial neoplasia was missed in a patient who presented with recurrent large epithelial defects with pannus. The patient was eventually diagnosed and successfully treated with topical mitomycin C. Mitomycin C may be preferable to surgery in lesions with extensive corneal involvement. Impression cytology should be used for early diagnosis in suspicious lesions.

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  1. Gokhale Eye Hospital and Eyebank, Anant building, Gokhale Road (S), Dadar West, Mumbai, 400 028, India

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Gokhale, N.S. Mitomycin C therapy for corneal intraepithelial neoplasia masquerading as limbal stem cell deficiency with recurrent epithelial defect. Int Ophthalmol 31, 161–163 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-011-9431-2

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