Periocular and ocular surface non-melanoma skin cancer

Periocular and ocular surface non-melanoma malignancies, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), and ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN), are rare, but their management requires special considerations. The most common periocular malignancy is BCC which comprises 80-96% of tumors, followed by SCC which represents 5-10% of tumors. OSSN represents a spectrum of diseases that encompass dysplastic alteration to the squamous epithelium of the eye. OSSN ranges from squamous dysplasia to conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia/carcinoma in situ to invasive SCC, which is the most common ocular malignancy.

Source: Clinics in Dermatology - October 20, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jette Hooper, Kimberly Shao, Paula W. Feng, Madina Falcone, Hao Feng Source Type: research