Title
Lymphoid proliferation in Eyelid: A Primary Follicular Lymphoma Case
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Gulf Federation for Cancer Control
Abstract
Ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL) constitutes 8% of all extranodal lymphomas, being rare in the eyelids (5-20%). The objective was to report a case of eyelid follicular lymphoma in a young adult woman. A 35-year-old female with swelling in left lower eyelid with development for 2 months. The visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes, the tumor mass was 3 cm wide and 1.5 cm long. The contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a soft-tissue injury in the left lower eyelid but had no signs of local spread according to description. Grade 2 follicular lymphoma was diagnosed by biopsy. Oncological evaluation assessed positron emission tomography scan and bone marrow aspiration with negative results for systemic spread of disease. Patient started radiotherapy. This case highlights that young patients may present painless swelling lesions that may be largely underdiagnosed and should take into consideration some oncological pathologies.
Start page
58
End page
60
Volume
1
Issue
26
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnología para la identificación y funcionamiento del ADN, proteínas y enzimas y como influencian la enfermedad) Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85065468676
PubMed ID
Source
The Gulf journal of oncology
ISSN of the container
20782101
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