Topical fluorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Topical fluorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
BACKGROUND Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is an aggressive eye tumour particularly affecting people with HIV in Africa. Primary treatment is surgical excision; however, tumour recurrence is common. We assessed the effect of fluorouracil 1% eye drops after surgery on recurrence. METHODS We did this multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial in four centres in Kenya. We enrolle...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Global Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2214-109X
DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30052-3