Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN)
Surgical treatment
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| OSSN spreading around the limbus |
The traditional treatment of OSSN is surgery.
Indications for surgery
Some patients are best treated by surgical excision. This includes those with:
- Large tumours
- An uncertain diagnosis
Surgery for OSSN
Removal of OSSN is usually performed under local anaesthesia. Traditionally at the time of surgery the surrounding area was frozen or painted with alcohol to eradicate any residual tumour cells. Now the tumour is simply excised and followup treatment with Mitomycin C is arranged if the diagnosis is confirmed by a pathologist.