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SAMUEL D. EVANS, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1942;27(6):1132-1134.

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Primary carcinoma of the limbus is relatively uncommon. The following case is significant and of interest because (1) it illustrates a similarity to cases already reported, (2) the only sign remaining after treatment was a small conjunctival scar, and (3) no recurrence, metastases or complication has resulted at the time of writing.

REPORT OF A CASE

A white man aged 47 was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on Oct. 9, 1940 complaining of itching and tearing of the left eye. The family and the past history were essentially unimportant except to reveal the fact that the patient had been punched in this eye about seven years before. . Examination showed that he was underweight, and the apex of the right lung contained an area of old, healed tuberculosis. Auricular fibrillation was present, but there were no signs of decompensation. The Wassermann test of the blood was negative. Examination of the blood showed . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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