J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1991 Aug;32(8):698-701.
A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Conjunctiva
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Involvement of the conjunctiva with malignant lympoma is very rare. Primary malignant lymphoma of the conjunctiva equally affects men and women over age of 40 years and has a predilection for inferior conjunctival fornices. Most lesions occur unilaterUy, involving right and left sides equally frequently. Periorbital swelling is the most common presenting symptom followed by proptosis, ptosis, pain and poor or blurred vision. Radiation therapy appears to be treatment of choice for malignant lymphoma involving the conjunctiva Surgical treatment alone is less likely to remove all the tumor and should be conjoined with a wide field of radiotherapy. The prognosis of the case depends upon whether or not the disease is generalized. Although in Korea a few cases of secondary involvement of the conjunctiva with generalized malignant lymphoma have been reported, no primary case has yet been reported. The authors reported here a case of primary malignant lymphoma of the conjunctiva in a 48 year-old female patient with a review of the literatures.
