Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ in the Anophthalmic Socket

Abstract

A 58-year-old man who had his left eye enucleated at the age of 26 after sustaining ocular trauma presented secondary to an inability to tolerate his prosthesis. Examination revealed upper and lower eyelid cicatricial entropion with areas of symblephara and conjunctival scarring causing forniceal shortening. No areas suspicious for malignancy were noted. Surgical correction was performed, and a segment of the conjunctiva sent for pathology revealed squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Map biopsies of the conjunctiva were subsequently performed, with no further areas of malignancy identified. The patient has been followed with close clinical surveillance, with no evidence of any recurrent suspicious areas within the conjunctiva. This case report confirms that squamous cell carcinoma in situ may occur in an anophthalmic socket and be managed conservatively, reserving the need for orbital exenteration for more invasive disease.