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A 50-year-old Caucasian male comes in complaining of a “bump” on the right eye and foreign body sensation of 1 month duration. The lesion on his right eye has been noted to increase in size over this time.

1. Which of the following factors would NOT put this patient at increased risk for having either conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)?

a. living at a higher latitude (farther from the equator)
b. 40 pack year history of smoking
c. HIV + and xeroderma pigmentosum
d. exposure to petroleum products
e. occupation of farming for the last 30 years

2. Where is CIN/SCC most commonly located?

a. limbus
b. fornix
c. interpalpebral fissure
d. (a) and (c)
e. none of the above

3. Which would NOT be an appropriate method of treatment for SCC?
a. surgical excision in combination with chemotherapy
b. surgical excision in combination with cryotherapy
c. radiotherapy alone
d. enucleation
e. exenteration

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