Linfoma orbitario secundario
- 1 Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Ferrol, La Coruña ( Servicio de Oftalmología )
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2015
Volume: 90
Issue: 9
Pages: 442-444
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Abstract
Case report A case is presented of an 85 year-old Caucasian female with lymphoma that recurred in the orbit (secondary ocular adnexal lymphoma). The orbital tumour was a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma according to the REAL classification (Revised European-American Lymphoma Classification). Discussion Orbital lymphomas are predominantly B-cell proliferations of a variety of histological types, and most are low-grade tumours. Patients are usually middle-aged or elderly, and it is slightly more common in women. A palpable mass, proptosis and blepharoptosis are the most common signs of presentation.