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Vol. 42. Issue S1.
Pages 50 (October 2020)
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Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the ocular adnexa
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A. Gül, O. Aydın*, E. Kelkitli, H. Atay, M. Turgut
19 Mayıs University Department of Hematology, Samsun, Turkey
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Objective: Ocular manifestations of non-Hodgkin lymphoma are rare, and the diagnosis can be delayed because of nonspecific symptoms and a tendency to mimic the appearance of other ocular diseases. Suspicious presentations will require confirmation of the lymphoma through surgical biopsy. The aim of this study was to present an ocular non-Hodgkin marginal zone lymphoma without systemic involvement, which was successfully managed with external beam radiation.

Case report: A 77-year-old female developed redness and swelling in the right eye which was initially treated as a nodular episcleritis and applied to our outpatient clinic. When the situation did not resolve, a subsequent biopsy diagnosed a low-grade non-Hodgkin marginal zone lymphoma. Systemic involvement was not detected in the images performed. Magnetic resonance imaging did not demonstrate any uveal or orbital extension and no intraocular involvement was noted. The lesion was treated with 30Gy external beam radiation for a total of 10 days, resulting in significant tumor regression. Six month after the radiotherapy, the tumor has not recurred, and there has been no systemic involvement.

Conclusion: It is not unusual for ocular adnexa lymphomas to masquerade as another clinical entity, sometimes making the initial diagnosis challenging. A biopsy to rule out malignancy should be considered. We wanted to present this case because it is a rare case.

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