Regression of invasive conjunctival squamous carcinoma in an HIV-positive patient on antiretroviral therapy

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 782-783

  Holkar, S ^a,b   Mudhar, H S ^a   Jain, A ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Rogstad, K E ^a   Parsons, M A ^a   Singh, A D ^a   Rennie, I G ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Conjunctival carcinoma; HIV

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; DRUG RESPONSE; EVISCERATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 30944463795     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646205774988028     Document Type: Article

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