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: Received: 3 September 2023 / Approved: 6 September 2023 / Online: 7 September 2023 (02:59:25 CEST)
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Atwine, R.; Yekosani, M.; Birungi, A.; Kiconco, R.; Drucilla Jane, R. Occurrence of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia at a Teaching Hospital in South Western Uganda. Preprints2023, 2023090429. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0429.v1
Atwine, R.; Yekosani, M.; Birungi, A.; Kiconco, R.; Drucilla Jane, R. Occurrence of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia at a Teaching Hospital in South Western Uganda . Preprints 2023, 2023090429. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0429.v1
Atwine, R.; Yekosani, M.; Birungi, A.; Kiconco, R.; Drucilla Jane, R. Occurrence of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia at a Teaching Hospital in South Western Uganda. Preprints2023, 2023090429. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0429.v1
APA Style
Atwine, R., Yekosani, M., Birungi, A., Kiconco, R., & Drucilla Jane, R. (2023). Occurrence of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia at a Teaching Hospital in South Western Uganda<strong> </strong>. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0429.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Atwine, R., Ritah Kiconco and Roberts Drucilla Jane. 2023 "Occurrence of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia at a Teaching Hospital in South Western Uganda<strong> </strong>" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0429.v1
Abstract
Background: The most frequent non-pigmented malignancy of the ocular surface is ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN), which has a frequency of 0.03 to 1.9 per 100,000 people per year. It can be diagnosed histologically as anything from mild dysplasia to aggressive squamous cell carcinoma that affects both the conjunctiva and the cornea. The purpose of this study is to determine the distribution of ocular surface squamous neoplasia at a teaching hospital in South Western Uganda.Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed all records of patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia from the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)/ Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) pathology laboratory in South Western Uganda, from January 2015- October 2021.Results: Of the 1,133 cases of ocular neoplasia seen during this time, OSSN composed of 26.7% (n=303). OSSN occurred mainly in females (59.1%). The most common OSSN was invasive squamous cell carcinoma (60.4%). The age range was 15-106 years while the mean was 39.99 years. The commonest affected age group was 30-44years (41.3%).Conclusion: The burden of OSSN is high. It primarily affects young adults and is frequently found in women. Squamous cell carcinoma makes up the majority of the disease.
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